I.
noun
1 hidden equipment used for catching sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ animal , bear , mouse (usually mousetrap ) , etc.
▪ radar ( BrE ), speed
▪
Slow down—there are speed ~s along this stretch of road.
VERB + TRAP
▪ be caught in , get caught in
▪ free sth from
▪
The fox had managed to free itself from the ~.
▪ lay , set , set up
▪ bait
▪
The ~s are traditionally baited with cheese.
2 sth that tricks you; unpleasant situation
ADJECTIVE
▪ hidden , obvious
▪ potential
▪ booby
▪ deadly , death
▪
The overhead cable is a potential death ~ for birds.
▪ fire
▪
This building is a fire ~.
▪ debt , poverty
▪ liquidity ( business , esp. AmE )
▪ sand (in golf) ( AmE )
VERB + TRAP
▪ lay , set , set up
▪ spring
▪ lure sb into
▪ be caught in , fall into , get caught in , walk into
▪
It is easy to fall into the ~ of taking out a loan you cannot afford.
▪ avoid , escape
II.
verb
Trap is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ animal , ↑ ball , ↑ finger , ↑ insect , ↑ moisture , ↑ nerve , ↑ rabbit