trap

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.