Definition of trap

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Trap (n.) A machine or contrivance that shuts suddenly, as with a spring, used for taking game or other animals; as, a trap for foxes..

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Saddlebags :: Saddlebags (n. pl.) Bags, usually of leather, united by straps or a band, formerly much used by horseback riders to carry small articles, one bag hanging on each side..
Trap :: Trap (n.) Fig.: A snare; an ambush; a stratagem; any device by which one may be caught unawares.
Contraposition :: Contraposition (n.) A placing over against; opposite position.
Tail :: Tail (n.) A rope spliced to the strap of a block, by which it may be lashed to anything..
Keeper :: Keeper (n.) A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap..
Insnare :: Insnare (v. t.) To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial means.
Tetrapteran :: Tetrapteran (n.) An insect having four wings.
Chaise :: Chaise (n.) A two-wheeled carriage for two persons, with a calash top, and the body hung on leather straps, or thorough-braces. It is usually drawn by one horse..
Tug :: Tug (n.) A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness..
Bag :: Bag (v. t.) To seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag game..
Leucite :: Leucite (n.) A mineral having a glassy fracture, occurring in translucent trapezohedral crystals. It is a silicate of alumina and potash. It is found in the volcanic rocks of Italy, especially at Vesuvius..
Trapes :: Trapes (n.) A slattern; an idle, sluttish, or untidy woman..
Housing :: Housing (n.) A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings..
Strap :: Strap (n.) A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass..
Trapezoid :: Trapezoid (a.) Having the form of a trapezoid; trapezoidal; as, the trapezoid ligament which connects the coracoid process and the clavicle..
Trapanner :: Trapanner (n.) One who trapans, or insnares..
Strap :: Strap (n.) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy..
Jess :: "Jess (n.) A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached when used. See Illust. of Falcon..
Strap :: Strap (n.) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
Ambush :: Ambush (v. t.) A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare.
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