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trap
has definitions from the fields of military,golf,transportation,anatomy,zoology
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[ noun ] a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
Used in print (Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)We come_upon a rabbit that has been caught in one of the brutal traps in common use . Let us suppose that the animal did not in_fact fall into the trap and did not suffer at_all , but that we mistakenly believe it did , and say as before that its suffering was an evil thing . (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)He had to teach himself patiently that these traps were not for him . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)It is to be a trap . |
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[ verb ] place in a confining or embarrassing position
Examples "He was trapped in a difficult situation" Used in print (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)He felt trapped in that pattern , in the repetition . Related terms |
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[ noun ] drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
Used in print (Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)It was then distilled at_least three times from a trap at_- 78 ` to a liquid_air trap with only a small middle fraction being retained in each distillation . It was then distilled at_least three times from a trap at_- 78 ` to a liquid_air trap with only a small middle fraction being retained in each distillation . Related terms |
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[ verb ] catch in or as if in a trap
Examples "The men trap foxes" Used in print (Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)Similar results might be expected from the influence of drugs or pathological conditions that limit iodide trapping , or organification , or accelerate thyroglobulin proteolysis . |
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[ verb ] hold or catch as if in a trap
Examples "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles" Used in print (Lilian Pompian, "Tooth-Straightening Today"...)Then , too , misplaced or jammed-together teeth are prone to trapping food particles , increasing the likelihood of rapid decay . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
Used in print (Sports Age, 24:9...)Through the efforts of SAAMI 's shooting development program these shooting activities , and many others , including assists in the development of public and privately financed shooting parks , trap and skeet leagues , rifle and pistol marksmanship programs have been promoted , to mention only a_few . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (military) the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
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[ verb ] to hold fast or prevent from moving
Synonyms Examples "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (transportation) a light two-wheeled carriage
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[ noun ] (golf) a hazard on a golf course
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