trap

1. 1.

   place in a confining or embarrassing position

   “He was trapped in a difficult situation”

   Synonymspin down

   Broaderconfine
2. 2.

   catch in or as if in a trap

   “The men trap foxes”

   Synonymsentrapsnareensnaretrammel

   Broadercapture

   Narrowergin

   hunt

3. 3.

   hold or catch as if in a trap

   “The gaps between the teeth trap food particles”

   Broaderhold
4. 4.

   to hold fast or prevent from moving

   “The child was pinned under the fallen tree”

   Synonymspinimmobilizeimmobilise

Other forms of trap

plural

traps·

past tense or participle

trapped

present participle

trapping

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about trap

What does trap mean?

trap means "a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned". That is the primary sense; the word has 12 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in trap?

trap has 1 syllable: trap. In IPA it is /ˈtɹæp/.

What is another word for trap?

Close synonyms include snare, ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, cakehole. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is trap a common word?

trap is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with trap?

2 words rhyme with trap. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.