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Results for: "trap"

Translating from English to Catalan

Translations:

trap — device designed to catch or kill animals
→ trampa f
→ parany m
trap — trick to catch someone out
→ trampa f
→ parany m

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (8)

1. a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned;

2. drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas;

3. something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares;
- Example: "the exam was full of trap questions"
- Example: "it was all a snare and delusion"
[syn: trap, snare]

4. a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters;

5. the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise;
[syn: ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap]

6. informal terms for the mouth;
[syn: trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob]

7. a light two-wheeled carriage;

8. a hazard on a golf course;
[syn: bunker, sand trap, trap]


VERB (4)

1. place in a confining or embarrassing position;
- Example: "He was trapped in a difficult situation"
[syn: trap, pin down]

2. catch in or as if in a trap;
- Example: "The men trap foxes"
[syn: trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel]

3. hold or catch as if in a trap;
- Example: "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"

4. to hold fast or prevent from moving;
- Example: "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
[syn: trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise]