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Trap

🔄 Synonyms of "Trap"

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
holenoun	A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
ambuscadenoun	(dated) An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
snarenoun	A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
ensnareverb	To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
ambushnoun	The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack or kill by surprise.
pinnoun	A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
mawnoun	The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature; craw.
yapnoun	(intransitive) Of a small dog, to bark.
entrapverb	(transitive) To catch in a trap or snare.
immobilizeverb	To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.
sand trapnoun	(golf) A sand-filled hollow, on a golf course, used as a hazard; a bunker.
lying in waitnoun	(law) The act of hiding and waiting for someone with the intent to kill or inflict serious bodily harm to them.
bunkernoun	(military) A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
trammelnoun	Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Trap"

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Word	Definition
snarenoun	A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
entrapverb	(transitive) To catch in a trap or snare.
ensnareverb	To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
trammelnoun	Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.
pinnoun	A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
holenoun	A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
bunkernoun	(military) A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
ambuscadenoun	(dated) An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
ambushnoun	The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack or kill by surprise.
lying in waitnoun	(law) The act of hiding and waiting for someone with the intent to kill or inflict serious bodily harm to them.
yapnoun	(countable) The high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar.
immobilizeverb	To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.
mawnoun	The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature; craw.
sand trapnoun	(golf) A sand-filled hollow, on a golf course, used as a hazard; a bunker.
mousetrapnoun	(countable) A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents.
noosenoun	An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
pitfallnoun	(figurative) A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.
entrapmentnoun	(law) Action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime, in order to arrest and prosecute that person for the crime.
wrapnoun	A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.
scavengernoun	Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.