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Meaning oftrapin English

trap

us//træp//uk//træp//

Pluraltraps
Past Tensetrapped
Participle Verbtrapping
Third Person Singulartraps

Definitions

Noun
1. a device to catch animals
2. a trick or arrangement to deceive someone; a snare
3. a covering over a hole or opening (like a trapdoor)
  The maintenance crew installed a trap over the sewer hole.
4. a bend in pipes to seal gases and allow liquid flow
  The plumber added a trap to the drainage pipe to prevent backups.
5. air accumulation point; water pipe obstruction
  The plumber fixed the trap in the sink to stop the leak.
6. site for drug activity
  The police raided the suspected trap where drugs were being sold.
7. an impoverished urban area; high crime rate
  The community center provided aid to families living in the trap.
8. hip-hop music genre with heavy sub-bass
  The rapper's new album was a fusion of trap and electronic music.
9. dark igneous rock type
  The geologist studied the formation of trap rock in the mountain range.
10. the trapezius muscle (in anatomy)
  The athlete pulled her trapezius muscle while lifting heavy weights.
Verb
1. to capture or catch using a trap
  The hunters used bait to trap the wild animals in the forest.
2. to deceive or outsmart someone; strategic capture
  The company's competitor tried to trap them into a bad business deal.
3. to land an aircraft on a carrier using arresting gear
  The pilot had to trap the plane on the carrier during the storm.
4. to capture errors for processing; handle exceptions
  The programmer wrote code to trap and log any runtime errors.

Compounds / Phrases

flytrap mantrap mousetrap rattrap suntrap trapshooter trapshooting firetrap deathtrap trap music trapdoors honeytrap livetrap trapline traplines trapshooters deadfall trap