trap

[US]/træp/
[UK]/træp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. deceive or entice into a dangerous or difficult situation; set a trap to catch or ensnare
n. a device or scheme for catching someone in a difficult situation; a dilemma or difficult situation.

Phrases & Collocations

Bait and trap

Set a trap

Escape the trap

Avoid traps

on trap

steam trap

ion trap

trap door

gas trap

sand trap

poverty trap

condensate trap

stratigraphic trap

fault trap

cold trap

booby trap

steel trap

death trap

Example Sentences

set a trap for a mouse

The police set a trap for the thieves.

keep your trap shut!.

set a trap over that mouse hole

The hunter laid a trap for the tiger.

he walked into a trap sprung by the opposition.

she wouldn't put it past him to lay a trap for her.

by keeping quiet I was walking into a trap .

they fell into the trap of relying too little on equity finance.

I hoped to trap him into an admission.

I was ready to pack my traps and leave.

Rich hydrocarbon accumulation area is usually associated with structure-lithology trap, fault trap and lentoid sand trap.

she used the prospect of freedom as bait to trap him into talking.

one fuel filter and water trap are sufficient on the fuel system.

making a palmful of moments disappear through time's trap door.

The poor fox escaped from the trap at the cost of a leg.

curious investigators; a trap door that made me curious.

trap fishing Fish capture by means of confining in enclosed spaces, e.g. in traps, pots, pound nets, tuna traps, fyke nets, etc.

Real-world Examples

Collapsed bridges, flattened apartment blocks and people trapped inside.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2016

No, rats can't be trapped this easily. You're trapped like...carrots.

Source: The Simpsons Movie

Hundreds had been trapped in rising waters.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2018 Collection

Can you survive if you were trapped inside?

Source: Fuzzy & Nutty

This was a trap for pregnant mosquitoes.

Source: New York Times

The miners have been trapped since Wednesday.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2022

Poor girl. She will be trapped here like us.

Source: Bedtime stories for children

I think I'll set one more trap.

Source: The Growth History of a Little Princess

At least four mine workers are still trapped.

Source: BBC Listening May 2018 Compilation

You often pull in traps all by yourself?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

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