set the trap
- snareDevice for catching prey
- baitLure for prey
- lureThing that tempts
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- catchSeize or snag
trap · hunter · prey · spring · trigger · cage · net · scheme · plot · cunning · decoy · ensnare · wire · jaws · waiting · pounce · mousetrap · hidden
trap operation
set the trapspring the trap
strategic deception
set the traptip off
Secretly inform beforehand
show one's hand · sound the alarm · take the bait · come clean