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trap

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A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.

Examples :

"I put down some traps in my apartment to try and deal with the mouse problem."

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A trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense; a snare.

Examples :

"Unfortunately she fell into the trap of confusing biology with destiny."

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A covering over a hole or opening; a trapdoor.

Examples :

"Close the trap, would you, before someone falls and breaks their neck."

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A kind of movable stepladder or set of stairs.

Examples :

"The painter used the small trap to reach the high window of the house. "

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A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the game of trapball

Examples :

"The trapball team practiced using their wooden traps. "

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The game of trapball itself.

Examples :

"My brother enjoys playing trap, a fast-paced game of catching and throwing a ball. "

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Any device used to hold and suddenly release an object.

Examples :

"They shot out of the school gates like greyhounds out of the trap."

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A bend, sag, or other device in a waste-pipe arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents the escape of noxious gases, but permits the flow of liquids.

Examples :

"The trap in the kitchen sink prevents sewer gases from coming into the house. "

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A place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air accumulates for lack of an outlet.

Examples :

"The leaky pipe in the basement had a trap where air was accumulating, causing a hissing sound. "

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A light two-wheeled carriage with springs.

Examples :

"The children rode in the pretty little trap to school. "

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A person's mouth.

Examples :

"Keep your trap shut."

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(in the plural) Belongings.

Examples :

"My trap includes my textbooks, lunchbox, and a pen. "

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A cubicle (in a public toilet).

Examples :

"After the school play, my sister rushed to the public restroom to use the trap. "

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Examples :

"My grandfather enjoys trapshooting at the local range. "

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A geological structure that creates a petroleum reservoir.

Examples :

"The oil company found a large trap beneath the farm, which could hold significant reserves of petroleum. "

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An exception generated by the processor or by an external event.

Examples :

"A software error caused a trap during the student's online exam. "

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A mining license inspector during the Australian gold rush.

Examples :

"The trap meticulously examined the mine's records, looking for any violations of the gold mining regulations. "

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A vehicle, residential building, or sidewalk corner where drugs are manufactured, packaged, or sold. (Also used attributively to describe things which are used for the sale of drugs, e.g. "a trap phone", "a trap car".)

Examples :

"The police raided the abandoned warehouse, finding it was a drug trap. "

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A fictional character from anime, or related media, who is coded as or has qualities typically associated with a gender other than the character's ostensible gender; otokonoko.

Examples :

"The new anime character is a trap, though he appears to be a boy, but has traits often seen as feminine. "

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A trans woman, transfeminine person, or crossdressing man.

Examples :

"My friend, a trap, is starting a new drama club at school. "

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A genre of hip-hop music, with half-time drums and heavy sub-bass.

Examples :

"My younger brother loves to listen to trap music while he does his homework. "

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The money earned by a prostitute for a pimp.

Examples :

"The pimp collected the trap from the prostitute each night. "

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To physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.

Examples :

"to trap foxes"

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To ensnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap.

Examples :

"The clever student trapped the other students in a game of hide-and-seek by hiding all the exits. "

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To provide with a trap.

Examples :

"to trap a drain"

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To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game

Examples :

"trap for beaver"

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To leave suddenly, to flee.

Examples :

"Seeing the angry dog, the children trapped out of the yard. "

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To sell illegal drugs, especially in a public area.

Examples :

"The neighborhood kids were worried because some teenagers were trapping drugs near the school. "

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To capture (e.g. an error) in order to handle or process it.

Examples :

"The computer program trapped the error message, allowing the developers to fix it. "

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To attend to and open and close a (trap-)door.

Examples :

"The janitor had to trap the cellar door to prevent drafts from entering the school. "

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A dark coloured igneous rock, now used to designate any non-volcanic, non-granitic igneous rock; trap rock.

Examples :

"The geologist studied the dark trap rock formation near the school. "

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To dress with ornaments; to adorn (especially said of horses).

Examples :

"The groom carefully trapped the horse with colorful ribbons for the upcoming parade. "

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The trapezius muscle.

Examples :

"My mom told me to stretch my trapezius muscle to relieve the pain in my neck. "

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