Definitions For Trap

noun

• The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
• A hazard on a golf course
• A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
• A light two-wheeled carriage
• A device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
• Drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
• Informal terms for the mouth
• Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

verb

• To hold fast or prevent from moving
• Catch in or as if in a trap
• Hold or catch as if in a trap
• Place in a confining or embarrassing position