trap
Cross references:
1. catch
1. trap \'trap\ n [ME, fr. OE treppe & OF trape (of Gmc origin); akin to MD
trappe] trap, stair, OE treppan to thread, Skt dravati he runs 1: a device
for taking game or other animals; esp : one that holds by springing shut
suddenly 2: something by which one is caught or stopped unawares 3a: a
device for hurling clay pigeons into the air 3b: a hazard on a golf course
consisting of a depression containing sand 4: a light usu. one-horse
carriage with springs 5: any of various devices for preventing passage of
something often while a llowing other matter to proceed; specif : a device
for drains or sewers consisting of a bend or partitioned chamber in which
the liquid forms a seal to prevent the passage of sewer gas 6: a percussion
instrument - usu. used in pl.
2. trap vb or trapped; or trap.ping 1a: to catch or take in or as if in a
trap : ENSNARE 1b: to place in a restricted position : CONFINE 2: to
provide or set (a place) with traps 3a: STOP, HOLD 3b: to separate out
(as water from steam) : to set traps for animals esp. as a business -
trap.per n
3. trap vt or trapped; or trap.ping [ME trappen, fr. trappe cloth, modif.
of MF drap - more at]DRAB : to adorn with or as if with trappings
4. trap also trap.rock \'trap-'ra:k\ n [Sw trapp, fr. trappa stair, fr. MLG
trappe; akin to MD tr]appe stair : any of various dark-colored fine-grained
igneous rocks (as basalt or amy gdaloid) used esp. in road making