trap in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
trap in Tamil தமிழ்
trap in Telugu తెలుగు
trap in English
- trap⇄expr. traps, (Informal.) personal effects; baggage; belongings.
Ex. I packed my traps and went on shore (Frederick Marryat). - trap⇄expr. traps, a group of percussion instruments, such as cymbals, bells, gongs, castanets, triangles, and other instruments for sound effects.
Ex. You jazzmen, bang ... drums, traps (Carl Sandburg). - trap⇄noun (Obsolete.) trappings for a horse.
- trap⇄noun 1. a device or means for catching animals. Most traps have a spring or snare which when touched seizes, kills, or imprisons the animal.
Ex. to set a trap for beaver or rats. The fishermen set out huge nets in circles as a fish trap.
2. - trap⇄trap (1), noun, verb, trapped,trapping.
- trap⇄trap (2), verb, trapped,trapping,noun.
- trap⇄trap (3), noun.
(Geology.) basalt or other fine-grained, dark, igneous rock having a columnar structure. - trap⇄v.i. 1. to set traps for animals.
2. to make a business of catching animals in traps for their furs.
Ex. Some men make their living by trapping.
3. to work a trap in trapshooting. - trap⇄v.t. to cover or ornament with trappings.
- trap⇄v.t. 1. to catch in a trap.
Ex. The bear was trapped.
(SYN) entrap, ensnare.
2. (Figurative.) to trick or catch (someone), especially by putting (him) off his guard.
Ex. The science teacher trapped his class by asking them ""Whi