- Trap (carriage)
A trap or horse trap is a light, often sporty, two- or four-wheeled horse-drawn
carriage , accommodating usually two to four persons in various seating arrangements, such as face-to-face or back-to-back.
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Trap — A trap is a device or tactic intended to harm, capture, detect, or inconvenience a human or animal intruder, or animal pest or game. Traps may be physical objects, such as cages or snares, or metaphorical concepts. Physical trapsExamples of… … Wikipedia
trap — trap1 [trap] n. [ME trappe < OE træppe, akin to treppan, to step, Ger treppe, stairway < IE * dreb , to run, step, trip (var. of base * drā ) > Pol drabina, ladder] 1. any device for catching animals, as one that snaps shut tightly when… … English World dictionary
trap — ► NOUN 1) a device or enclosure designed to catch and retain animals. 2) an unpleasant situation from which it is hard to escape. 3) a trick causing someone to act contrary to their interests or intentions. 4) a container or device used to… … English terms dictionary
trap — trap1 [ træp ] noun count ** ▸ 1 for catching animals ▸ 2 bad situation ▸ 3 trick ▸ 4 problem to avoid ▸ 5 carriage ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a piece of equipment used for catching animals: set/lay a trap (=make it ready to be used): We set traps in the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trap — trap1 traplike, adj. /trap/, n., v., trapped, trapping. n. 1. a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly. 2. any device, stratagem, trick, or the like for catching a person unawares. 3 … Universalium
trap — [[t]træ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ traps, trapping, trapped 1) N COUNT A trap is a device which is placed somewhere or a hole which is dug somewhere in order to catch animals or birds. 2) VERB If a person traps animals or birds, he or she catches them using… … English dictionary
trap */*/ — I UK [træp] / US noun [countable] Word forms trap : singular trap plural traps 1) a piece of equipment used for catching animals set/lay a trap (= make it ready to be used): We set traps in the attic for the mice. 2) a bad or unpleasant situation … English dictionary
trap — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a an enclosure or device, often baited, for catching animals, usu. by affording a way in but not a way out. b a device with bait for killing vermin, esp. = MOUSETRAP. 2 a trick betraying a person into speech or an act (is this… … Useful english dictionary
trap — I. /træp / (say trap) noun 1. a contrivance used for taking game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly; a pitfall, or a snare. 2. any device, stratagem, or the like for catching one unawares: *I didn t want to fall… …
trap — I [[t]træp[/t]] n. v. trapped, trap•ping 1) a contrivance for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly 2) a device, stratagem, or trick for catching a person unawares 3) an unpleasant or confining… … From formal English to slang
