trap

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UK /træp/

n. (c.)Countable NounDevice used for catching animals

We will set a trap for the mouse

v.t.Transitive VerbTo use a device to catch animals or people

I trap wild animals in a cage that does not hurt them

n. (c.)Countable NounVehicle pulled by a single horse

The old horse pulled a trap behind it

n. (c.)Countable NounArea or hazard on a golf course

He hit the ball into a sand trap and will maybe drop a stroke or two

v.t.Transitive VerbTo hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move

Watch the cat trap the insect

n. (c.)Countable NounSomeone's mouth

Shut your trap and stop talking

v.t.Transitive VerbTo catch or prevent someone from escaping

The army will trap the enemy in the valley

v.t.Transitive VerbTo trick someone

He wanted to trap her and win the argument

n. (c.)Countable NounUncomfortable event that is hard to escape

School was a trap to the bored child

v.t.Transitive VerbTo put into a situation you can't escape from

Don't let her trap you in a bad relationship

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Is Mars really Red? | #aumsum

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Now during autumn or fall, there is not enough sunlight for chlorophyll to trap.
Now during autumn or fall, there is not enough sunlight for chlorophyll to trap.

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That's a death trap.
That's a death trap.

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She said trap-
She said trap-
Cinder: How can you booby trap flan?
Cinder: How can you booby trap flan?

2020 October Democratic Debate in Ohio | The Daily Show

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"Is this a trap? Is this a joke?
"Is this a trap? Is this a joke?

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Now he's thinking, "I am in a big room comfortable, and you want me to follow you to the bathroom. It's a small room. It's a trap."
Now he's thinking, "I am in a big room comfortable, and you want me to follow you to the bathroom. It's a small room. It's a trap."
It's a trap.
It's a trap.

Mischief Managed: the Harry Potter Retrospective

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It was standing on a trap door.
It was standing on a trap door.

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child follow me little child now we place another boat trap we refill the
child follow me little child now we place another boat trap we refill the

Greenhouse Effect for Kids | #aumsum

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Similarly, as these gases trap the sun's heat, they are called greenhouses gases.
Similarly, as these gases trap the sun's heat, they are called greenhouses gases.
If there were no greenhouse gases to trap the sun's radiation the earth would be a very cold place where we would not survive.
If there were no greenhouse gases to trap the sun's radiation the earth would be a very cold place where we would not survive.

Why do woolen clothes keep us warm? | #aumsum

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Due to these extra tiny spaces, woolen clothes trap more air as compared to cotton clothes.
Due to these extra tiny spaces, woolen clothes trap more air as compared to cotton clothes.

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Mostly, the cilia and mucous in our respiratory tract trap these microorganisms, which are then expelled while coughing.
Mostly, the cilia and mucous in our respiratory tract trap these microorganisms, which are then expelled while coughing.