trap
trap is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
What does trap mean?
To hold fast or prevent from moving.
Hold or catch as if in a trap.
“The gaps between the teeth trap food particles”
Catch in or as if in a trap.
“The men trap foxes”
Place in a confining or embarrassing position.
“He was trapped in a difficult situation”
A light two-wheeled carriage.
Drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas.
Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares.
“the exam was full of trap questions”
A hazard on a golf course.
Informal terms for the mouth.
The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned.
A device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters.