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A trap is a device that captures something, usually with bait or a lure, and prevents its escape (mouse trap, grease trap, lint trap).
A tourist trap does not prevent the escape of tourists, but attempts to keep them engaged.
To trap something is to confine or detain it in a trap.
If you are trapped in a place, there may not have been a trap involved, but you are not free to leave.
Someone who traps for a living captures wild animals for their fur or meat.
Final amount remaining
- nooseLoop that constricts
- snareDevice for catching prey
- cageBarred confinement structure
- pitfallHidden danger or drawback
deadfall · leghold · mesh · web · tripwire · spring · trigger · bait
Surprise strike from concealment
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- flankingAt the sides of
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
pincer · decoy · diversion · bluff · checkmate · stratagem · outmaneuver · ensnare
Hidden danger or drawback
- hazardSource of potential harm
- snagUnforeseen complication
- minefieldExplosive-laden territory
- quicksandYielding, engulfing sediment
booby · landmine · tripwire · ambush · deadfall · peril · downfall · vulnerability
Deliberate act of deception
- ployCalculated deceptive tactic
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- setupHow something is arranged
- conArgument against
sting · honeypot · ambush · trick · deceit · frame · scam · swindle
net
Final amount remaining
pitfall · deadfall · leghold · mesh · web · tripwire · spring · trigger · bait · lure
ambush
Surprise strike from concealment
encirclement · pincer · decoy · diversion · bluff · checkmate · stratagem · outmaneuver · ensnare · corner
pitfall
Hidden danger or drawback
quicksand · booby · landmine · tripwire · ambush · deadfall · peril · downfall · vulnerability · exposure
ruse
Deliberate act of deception
- ployCalculated deceptive tactic
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- setupHow something is arranged
con · sting · honeypot · ambush · trick · deceit · frame · scam · swindle · bait-and-switch
drain
Channel for wastewater
sink · pipe · seal · sewer · grease · gutter · plunger · clog · odor · water
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
snare · kick · bounce · Atlanta · drill · crunk · producer · Dirty South · banger · flow
- game termslevel, score, player, win, lose
- American musicjazz, blues, country music, rock, country
- defensedefense, defending, protecting, protection, security
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- action-adventurecombat, exploration, treasure, quest, hero
- capturecatch, seize, snare, net, grab
- death trapPerilously unsafe place
- booby trapHidden device to harm
- fur trappingCatching animals for pelts
- tourist trapOverpriced attraction for visitors
- trap doorHinged floor opening
- fish trapDevice capturing aquatic prey
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