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trap
noun
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trap

How to pronounce trap:

Definition of trap:

trap (noun):
a device for taking game or other animals
one that holds by springing shut suddenly
a device or hole in which something, esp. an animal, is caught
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned.

Synonyms for trap:

ambuscade
ambush
bait
booby trap
bunker
cakehole
deception
decoy
device
entanglement
flytrap
gin
gob
hole
lobster pot
lure
lying in wait
mantrap
maw
mousetrap
net
noose
pit
pitfall
rattrap
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Antonyms for trap:

open
open area
open space

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