n. 1 snare, pitfall, gin, springe, deadfall, booby-trap After the Pied Piper left, Hamelin had no further need for rat traps 2 trick, subterfuge, wile, ruse, stratagem, ambush, deception, device, artifice, ploy Oscar was the man for whom Esther set a neat trap 3 mouth, Slang yap, gob, mush, face Shut your trap or get out
v. 4 snare, ensnare, entrap, catch, net We dug a pit to trap the marauding lion 5 imprison, confine, lock, hold, keep The boy was trapped in the cave without a means of escape 6 trick, deceive, fool, dupe, beguile, inveigle Esther finally trapped Oscar into marrying her