trap - Meaning in Malayalam

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trap - Meaning in Malayalam

trap Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of trap in English

trap noun

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

   Synonyms

   ambuscade, ambush, lying in wait

   കാത്തിരിപ്പ്, കെണി

2. a hazard on a golf course

   Synonyms

   bunker, bunker, sand trap

   കെണി, ...Subscribe

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

4. a light two-wheeled carriage

5. a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters

6. drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas

7. informal terms for the mouth

   Synonyms

   cakehole, gob, hole, hole, maw, yap, yap

8. something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

   Synonyms

   snare

   Examples

   • "it was all a snare and delusion"
   • "the exam was full of trap questions"

trap verb

1. to hold fast or prevent from moving

   Synonyms

   immobilise, immobilize, pin, pin

   Example

   • "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
2. catch in or as if in a trap

   Synonyms

   ensnare, entrap, snare, trammel, trammel

   Example

   • "The men trap foxes"
3. hold or catch as if in a trap

   Example

   • "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"
4. place in a confining or embarrassing position

   Synonyms

   pin down

   Example

   • "He was trapped in a difficult situation"

Synonyms of trap

• ambuscade, ambush, lying in wait
• bunker, sand trap
• cakehole, gob, hole, maw, yap
• snare
• immobilise, immobilize, pin
• ensnare, entrap, snare, trammel
• pin down

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