trap

VERBNOUN /træp/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH T

trap is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1R1A1P3
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does trap mean?

VERB · 4 SENSES
1

To hold fast or prevent from moving.

2

Hold or catch as if in a trap.

“The gaps between the teeth trap food particles”

3

Catch in or as if in a trap.

“The men trap foxes”

NARROWER
RELATED
4

Place in a confining or embarrassing position.

“He was trapped in a difficult situation”

SYNONYMS
NOUN · 8 SENSES
1

A light two-wheeled carriage.

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.

“the exam was full of trap questions”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
4

A hazard on a golf course.

BROADER
5

Informal terms for the mouth.

6

The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.

NARROWER
7

A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned.

BROADER
8

A device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters.

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of trap

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