trap
part of speech
noun (a trap, traps); verb (trap, traps, trapped, trapping)
meaning for a pupil
1) A trap is a device for catching animals, such as a mousetrap. tree →
2) A trap is a clever plan to catch or trick someone. tree →
3) To trap someone or something is to catch it or keep it somewhere it cannot get out of. tree →
4) A trap in a question or puzzle is a part that tricks you into a wrong answer. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A snare for catching animals. It stands for the dangers and punishments that catch the wicked, or sometimes the righteous. Interpretation: The writers use traps to show that evil deeds may catch the doer. Tradition reads the "terror, pit and trap" as a warning of judgment. In the primary lessons: In stories a trap builds tension: someone may be caught, or a clever hero escapes. In safety lessons people can be trapped by fire, water or a locked space, so you learn exits and to call for help. In maths, a "trap question" hides a detail that changes the answer. Phrases: set a trap, fall into a trap, be trapped, a speed trap, trap heat.
examples
- Terror, and the pit, and the trap, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth. (Prophets ISA.24.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- A noose is hid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way. (Writings JOB.18.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Terror, and the pit, and the trap, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD. (Prophets JER.48.43, JPS 1917) tree →
- The farmer set a trap for the rat in the barn. tree →
- The cat was trapped in the shed all night. tree →
- Don't fall into the trap of rushing the last question. tree →
- The firefighters rescued a family trapped on the top floor. tree →
- A greenhouse traps heat from the sun. tree →
- That riddle has a trap: read it twice. tree →
- The police set a trap to catch the thief. tree →
- Then he laid traps for the wicked animal. tree →
note
Past form trapped, with double p. "Trapped" can mean caught by something (trapped under a branch) or unable to leave (trapped in a lift). Never try to free a wild animal from a trap yourself; tell an adult. In maths a trap usually means an extra or misleading number you should not use.
In the corpora
- Terror, and the pit, and the trap, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
- Terror, and the pit, and the trap, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.
- Let their table before them become a snare; and when they are in peace, let it become a trap.
- The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; but the faithless shall be trapped in their own crafty device.
- A noose is hid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «trap» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.