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traps

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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 janitor used the traps to reach the high window for cleaning. "

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

Examples :

"The old traps were cracked, making it hard to hit the ball cleanly in our game of trapball. "

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The game of trapball itself.

Examples :

"My grandfather always said that traps was his favorite game to play as a child because it didn't need much equipment. "

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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 plumber checked under the sink to make sure the traps were properly installed to prevent sewer gas from entering the house. "

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

Examples :

""The plumber cleared the air traps in the pipes to stop the gurgling sound after we flushed the toilet." "

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A light two-wheeled carriage with springs.

Examples :

"The farmer hitched his horse to the traps to take the produce to the market. "

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A person's mouth.

Examples :

"Keep your trap shut."

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(in the plural) Belongings.

Examples :

"After the long journey, the weary traveler was happy to finally unpack his traps and settle into the cozy cabin. "

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A cubicle (in a public toilet).

Examples :

""He checked all the traps in the restroom to find an empty one." "

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Examples :

"My uncle enjoys shooting clay pigeons; he often goes to the club to practice traps. "

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A geological structure that creates a petroleum reservoir.

Examples :

"Geologists study rock formations to find traps that might hold oil and gas. "

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

Examples :

"The debugging software flagged several traps when the program tried to access memory it wasn't supposed to. "

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A mining license inspector during the Australian gold rush.

Examples :

"While the gold rush was exciting, the traps ensured miners followed regulations and fairly claimed their land. "

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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 abandoned house on the corner is known as one of the biggest drug traps in the neighborhood. "

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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 :

"In anime, some characters that initially appear to be girls are later revealed to be boys; these characters are sometimes referred to as "traps." "

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A trans woman, transfeminine person, or crossdressing man.

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

Examples :

"The party was loud, mostly playing traps with heavy bass that shook the floor. "

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The money earned by a prostitute for a pimp.

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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 sneaky student tried to trap his classmates into doing his homework for him. "

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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 bear, the hikers quickly trapsed from the trail. "

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To sell illegal drugs, especially in a public area.

Examples :

"He got arrested for trapping near the school. "

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

Examples :

"The software program traps errors so it can provide helpful messages to the user. "

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

Examples :

"Every morning, the zookeeper traps the door to the lion's den to let him out for exercise. "

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

Examples :

"The road crew used crushed traps to build the new base layer for the highway. "

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

Examples :

"The riders carefully traps their horses with colorful ribbons and polished saddles before the parade. "

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The trapezius muscle.

Examples :

"After carrying heavy boxes all day, my traps were really sore. "

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