trap

Phonetic

US /træp/UK /træp/

Translations

NOUNA machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body., A trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense; a snare., A (usually fictional) location or feature originally added to a map to detect plagiarism and copyright violations by other map makers or map services., A covering over a hole or opening; a trapdoor., A kind of movable stepladder or set of stairs., A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the game of trapball., The game of trapball itself., Any device used to hold and suddenly release an object., A bend, sag, or other device in a waste-pipe arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents the escape of noxious gases, but permits the flow of liquids., A place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air accumulates for lack of an outlet., A successful landing on an aircraft carrier using the carrier's arresting gear., A light two-wheeled carriage with springs., Synonym of vagina, A policeman., A person's mouth., Belongings., Trapshooting., A cubicle (in a public toilet)., A geological structure that creates a petroleum reservoir., An exception generated by the processor or by an external event., A mining license inspector during the Australian gold rush., A vehicle, residential building, or sidewalk corner where drugs are manufactured, packaged, or sold., An area, especially of a city, with a low level of opportunity and a high level of poverty and crime; a ghetto; a hood., Someone who is anatomically male but who passes as female., A genre of hip-hop music, with half-time drums and heavy sub-bass., The money earned by a prostitute for a pimp., A fictional character from anime, or related media, who is coded as or has qualities typically associated with a gender other than the character's ostensible gender; otokonoko, josou., A dark coloured igneous rock, now used to designate any non-granitic igneous rock; trap rock., The trapezius muscle., Acronym of targeted regulation of abortion providers., Initialism of twin reversed arterial perfusion.
VERBTo physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap., To provide with a trap., To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game; to travel for the purpose of trapping., To successfully land an aircraft on an aircraft carrier using the carrier's arresting gear., To leave suddenly, to flee., To sell illegal drugs, especially in a public area., To ensnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap., To attend to and open and close a (trap-)door., Of a 'trap': to trick a (heterosexual) man into having sex, by appearing to be a woman., To capture (e.g. an error) in order to handle or process it., To dress with ornaments; to adorn (especially said of horses).

Variants

  • traps: Third Person Singular, Plural
  • trapping: Present Participle
  • trapped: Past Participle, Past Tense

Examples

  • You may ask why I created this guideline ? The reason is that guidelines like C++ Core guideline usually teach unportable and problematic coding practices that only promote the portability trap

    Source:github.com

  • But a press release by Taiwan's agriculture ministry on Saturday claimed this was a "classic example of China's 'raise, trap, kill' process", by which Beijing creates reliance before leaving farmers exposed to market changes.

    Source:www.bbc.com

  • Reading State in the Wrong Phase (The Scroll Trap)

    Source:medium.com

  • would let researchers trap millions of children indoors for months, just to test the effects on their eyesight.

    Source:www.economist.com

  • But Spill ’s founders are confident that they won’t fall into the same trap

    Source:techcrunch.com

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