trap

1. A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. (countable, uncountable) · I put down some traps in my apartment to try and deal with the mouse problem.
2. A trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense; a snare. (countable, uncountable) · Unfortunately she fell into the trap of confusing biology with destiny.
3. A (usually fictional) location or feature originally added to a map to detect plagiarism and copyright violations by other map makers or map services. (countable, uncountable) · trap street
4. Someone with male-typical anatomy who passes as female. (countable, informal, slang, uncountable)
5. A fictional character from anime, or related media, who is coded as or has qualities typically associated with a gender other than the character's ostensible gender; otokonoko, josou. (countable, informal, slang, uncountable)
6. An exception generated by the processor or by an external event. (countable, uncountable)
7. Any device used to hold and suddenly release an object. (countable, uncountable) · They shot out of the school gates like greyhounds out of the trap.
8. A covering over a hole or opening; a trapdoor. (countable, uncountable) · Close the trap, would you, before someone falls and breaks their neck.

Plural traps