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    [Noun]  | "trap" | \ ˈtrap \


    1: a device for taking game or other animals; especially : one that holds by springing shut suddenly

    2: something by which one is caught or stopped unawares; also : a position or situation from which it is difficult or impossible to escape

    3: a football play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then is blocked from the side while the ballcarrier advances through the spot vacated by the defensive player


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English treppe & Anglo-French trape (of Germanic origin); akin to Middle Dutch trappe trap, stair, Old English treppan to tread;

    [Noun]  | "trap" 


    1: rap music typically featuring heavy bass, synthesized drums, and triplet-based rhythms —often used before another noun


    Origin: 2003 ;

     Probably after trap or trap house "building or apartment where illicit drugs are sold," from {see: |trap:1|trap:1};

    [Noun]  | "trap" 


    1: traprock —often used before another noun


    Origin: 1794 ;

     Swedish trapp, from trappa stair, from Middle Low German trappe; akin to Middle Dutch trappe stair;

    [Noun]  | "trap*rock" | \ ˈtrap-ˈräk \


    1: any of various dark-colored fine-grained igneous rocks (such as basalt) used especially in road making


    Origin: 1813 ;

     {see: |trap:5|trap:5};

    [Noun]  | "black*light trap" | \ ˈblak-ˌlīt- \


    1: a trap for insects that uses a form of black light perceptible to particular insects as an attractant


    Origin: 1953 ;

    [Noun]  | "booby trap" 


    1: a trap for the unwary or unsuspecting : pitfall

    2: a concealed explosive device contrived to go off when some harmless-looking object is touched


    Origin: 1832 ;

    [Noun]  | "death trap" 


    1: a structure or situation that is potentially very dangerous to life


    Origin: 1828 ;

    [Noun]  | "leg*hold trap" | \ ˈleg-ˌhōld- \


    1: a jawed usually steel trap that is used to hold a wild mammal and operates by springing closed and clamping onto the leg of the animal that steps on it


    Origin: 1941 ;

    [Verb]  | "trap" 


    1: to catch or take in or as if in a trap : entrap

    2: to place in a restricted position : confine

    3: to provide or set (a place) with traps


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Verb]  | "trap" 


    1: to adorn with or as if with trappings or decorations


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English trappen, from trappe caparison, from Anglo-French trape, probably from Medieval Latin trapus cloth, by-form of Late Latin drappus;

    [Noun]  | "trap" 


    1: a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise;


      * e.g., " ... undercover agents devised a trap to catch the counterfeiters "



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    2: a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait;


      * e.g., " ... an overland route to the Far East that was once notorious for the many robbers who laid traps for unsuspecting wayfarers "



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    3: something that catches and holds;


      * e.g., " ... the promotion is really just a trap to keep her from taking a new job elsewhere "



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    [Noun]  | "booby trap" 


    1: a usually concealed explosive device designed to go off when disturbed;


      * e.g., " ... luckily, the bomb squad didn't find any booby traps "



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    2: a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized;


      * e.g., " ... he noticed the booby trap in the interviewer's question just a little too late "



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    [Verb]  | "trap" 


    1: to catch or hold as if in a net;


      * e.g., " ... an ambitious young man who was now trapped in a series of shady business deals "





    2: to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly;


      * e.g., " ... finally trapped the annoying fly in the palm of his hand "



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    [Verb]  | "booby-trap" 


    1: to place hidden explosive devices in or under;


      * e.g., " ... booby-trapped the field bordering the army's camp "



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     [ "trap" ]

    1: in anime, a boy that is so feminine, he looks like a girl; often more attractive than other girls.

      * e.g.,  ... traps aren't gay, because boi pucci 

     [ "trap" ]

    1: Not specifically a place where drugs are sold, rather, The ghetto, specifically the ghetto in Atlanta. Called the trap because people there are stuck in a cycle of selling drugs and hustling to survive, and are therefore "trapped" and unable to leave and make a better life for themselves.

      * e.g.,  ... "Meet me in the trap, it's goin down." 

     [ "trap" ]

    1: What one's friends up there on the sanctuary moon are walking into, as is one's Rebel fleet. Generally characterized by allowing the Alliance to know the location of the shield generator, and the said shield generator being safe from one's pitiful little band, due to the fact an entire legion of another's best troops awaits them. Coincides with the deflector shield being quite operational when one's friends arrive. Also occurs when one has enemy ships in Sector 4 Often known to take place when that blast comes from the Death Star, leading one to believe that thing's operational.

      * e.g.,  ... Controller: Admiral, we have enemy ships in sector 4 


     [ "trap" ]

    2: Less commonly, a trap can refer to when the Force is with someone, but they are not a Jedi yet, and a second party wishes for one to join him, and together they can rule the galaxy as father and son. This type is generally announced by one's unknown sister as she is taken away by a bounty hunter. In addition, a trap can also refer to when one senses Count Dooku, to which the other replies, "I sense a trap." In these cases, the next move is to spring the trap. These two types are becoming increasingly rare, subsiding to the first type mentioned.

      * e.g.,  ... Admiral Ackbar: It's a trap! 

     [ "trap" ]

    1: Trap

      * e.g.,  ... We where at the trap last night,l made $ 500 selling crack the whole crew was there getting wasted. 


     [ "trap" ]

    2: Is a spot to sell drugs where. people get high and hangout

     [ "trap" ]

    1: A word popular in the anime community to describe characters who look the opposite gender. It applies to both males and females, though it is most commonly used for male characters who present female. While the word is only meant to apply to characters who identify as the opposite of how they appear physically, the term has become notorious in the LGBTQ+ community as people begun using the word as a slur towards transgender women.

      * e.g.,  ... Person A: Wow, this character is so pretty! 

     [ "trap" ]

    1: A man who dresses like a woman and is somewhat feminine in appearance. Could almost be mistaken for a woman until you are in the bedroom with one. Watch out for these types, they are usually afraid to get intimate because you might discover their little 'secret', but sooner or later you find out the truth!

      * e.g.,  ... Fap Fap Fap IT's a trap! 

     [ "trap" ]

    1: a male stereotype in anime (but mostly hentai lol) who's extremely feminine who dresses as a female and acts as such.

      * e.g.,  ... Chihiro Fujisaki, Felix Argyle, and Hideri Kanzaki are all examples of traps (from non-hentai anime). 

     [ "trap" ]

    1: A place or neighbourhood where drugs transactions take place.

      * e.g.,  ... When I grow up, I am gonna try to get out of this trap. 

     [ "trap" ]

    1: means grinding,often used in the south.The act of hustling and making money by profit.Also see trapstar

      * e.g.,  ... Shit my boy im bout to gone head and trap,shit get this money. 

     [ "trap" ]

    1: Trap: A place where you go to buy or sell drugs. Typicallyin the hood.

      * e.g.,  ... "Now I was born in the belly of the bottom of the map, 

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