TRAP

4 letters 6 Scrabble points /tɹæp/

Definition of TRAP

noun

  1. A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.

    "I put down some traps in my apartment to try and deal with the mouse problem."

    Synonyms: snare

  2. A trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense; a snare.

    "Unfortunately she fell into the trap of confusing biology with destiny."

  3. A covering over a hole or opening; a trapdoor.

    "Close the trap, would you, before someone falls and breaks their neck."

Related words: snare trap music
verb

  1. To physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.

    "to trap foxes"

  2. To ensnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap.

  3. To provide with a trap.

    "to trap a drain"

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters T R A P
Length 4 letters
Scrabble Score 6 points

Anagrams of TRAP

Words that use the same letters:

PART PRAT RAPT TARP

Words Containing "TRAP"

ARCHSATRAP ASTRAPHOBIA ASTRAPOPHOBIA ATTRAP AUTOTETRAPLOID AUTOTETRAPLOIDY BACKSTRAP BACKSTRAPPED BESTRAPPED BETRAP BLACKSTRAP BOOTSTRAP BOOTSTRAPPED BOOTSTRAPPING BOOTSTRAPS BUMTRAP BUTTSTRAP BUTTSTRAPPED BUTTSTRAPPING CALTRAP

Words Starting with "TRAP"

TRAPA TRAPACEAE TRAPACEOUS TRAPAN TRAPANI TRAPANNED TRAPANNER TRAPANNING TRAPANS TRAPBALL TRAPBALLS TRAPDOOR TRAPDOORS TRAPES TRAPESED TRAPESES TRAPESING TRAPEZATE TRAPEZE TRAPEZES

Words Ending with "TRAP"

ARCHSATRAP ATTRAP BACKSTRAP BETRAP BLACKSTRAP BOOTSTRAP BUMTRAP BUTTSTRAP CALTRAP CANTRAP CHECKSTRAP CHOKESTRAP CLAPTRAP CLATTERTRAP DEATHTRAP ENTRAP FEVERTRAP FIRETRAP FISHTRAP FLYTRAP