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trap
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of TRAP
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a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise <undercover agents devised a trap to catch the counterfeiters> <a bear trap>
Related Words enmeshment, entanglement, entrapment, envelopment; booby trap, catch, hazard, land mine, pitfall, snag; artifice, cheat, cheating, deception, double-dealing, duplicity, ploy, ruse, subterfuge, trick
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a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait <an overland route to the Far East that was once notorious for the many robbers who laid traps for unsuspecting wayfarers>
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