'trap' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'trap' with 20 example sentences.
- trap noun
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: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
: drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
: something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
: a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
: informal terms for the mouth
: a light two-wheeled carriage
: a hazard on a golf course
- trap verb
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: place in a confining or embarrassing position
: catch in or as if in a trap
: hold or catch as if in a trap
: to hold fast or prevent from moving
: to sell marijuana on a street corner
The tail of a dinosaur has been found trapped in amber.
There are three men trapped in the cave.
Will you shut your trap for a minute?
The mine caved in and many workers were trapped inside.
The enemy lured us into a trap.
We set out traps for catching cockroaches.
An unknown number of victims may be trapped beneath the rubble.
Don't grow up. It's a trap!
She realized she was trapped.
The old man freed the little fox from the trap.
There's someone trapped in the car.
The genie remained trapped in the magic lamp for centuries.
We are trapped at the airport.
It's a tourist trap.
It's impossible for the bird to escape from the trap.
We are trapped in an alternative reality.
I was trapped in a vicious circle.
He met his end in a rusty bear trap.
Cheese often lures a mouse into a trap.
The police set up a radar trap.