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Noun trap has 8 senses

trap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
--₁ is a kind of device
--₁ has parts: bait, decoy, lure
--₁ has particulars:
flytrap; lobster pot; mantrap; mousetrap; net; pit, pitfall; pound net; rattrap; snare, gin, noose; web, entanglement

Derived form: verb trap₂
trap - drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
--₂ is a kind of drain, drainpipe, waste pipe
trap, snare - something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"
--₃ is a kind of design, plan
--₃ has particulars: iron trap; speed trap
Derived form: verb trap₁
trap - a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
--₄ is a kind of mechanical device
ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap - the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
--₅ is a kind of surprise attack, coup de main
--₅ has particulars: dry-gulching
trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob - informal terms for the mouth
--₆ is a kind of mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris
trap - a light two-wheeled carriage
--₇ is a kind of carriage, equipage, rig
bunker, sand trap, trap - a hazard on a golf course
--₈ is a kind of hazard
--₈ is a part of golf course, golf links, links

Verb trap has 4 senses

trap - place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation"
--₁ is one way to confine, detain

Derived form: noun trap₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel - catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
--₂ is one way to capture, catch

Derived forms: noun trap₁, noun trapper₁
Sample sentence:
They trap the animals
trap - hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"
--₃ is one way to hold, take hold
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise - to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
Sample sentence:
The fighter managed to trap his opponent