trap


trap (http://definr.com/trap)

     n 1: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be
          caught and penned
     2: drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that
        holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
     3: something (often something deceptively attractive) that
        catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap
        questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion" [syn: snare]
     4: a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
     5: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack
        by surprise [syn: ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait]
     6: informal terms for the mouth [syn: hole, maw, yap, gob]
     7: a light two-wheeled carriage
     8: a hazard on a golf course [syn: bunker, sand trap]
     v 1: place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was
          trapped in a difficult situation"
     2: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: entrap,
         snare, ensnare, trammel]
     3: hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth
        trap food particles"
     4: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned
        under the fallen tree" [syn: pin, immobilize, immobilise]