TRAP Synonyms

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

• wait in hiding to attack

• hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing

• the quality of being fraudulent

• a misleading falsehood

• the act of deceiving

• a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)

• something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

• lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

• a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials

• qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

• anything that serves as an enticement

• something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

• provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

• remaining after all deductions

• a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

• a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects

• the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

• a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)

• game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton

• an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

• conclusive in a process or progression

• make as a net profit

• yield as a net profit

• construct or form a web, as if by weaving

• catch with a net

• an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty

• a trap in the form of a concealed hole

• a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

• a maneuver in a game or conversation

• an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

• a cunning or deceitful action or device

• a period of work or duty

• an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent

• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

• an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

• a prostitute's customer

• (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

• deceive somebody

• verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

• an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving

• an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim

• the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft

• an interconnected system of things or people

• computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol

• a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)

• membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals

• construct or form a web, as if by weaving

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

• wait in hiding to attack

• a hazard on a golf course

• a large container for storing fuel

• a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground

• hit a golf ball into a bunker

• fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil

• transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse

• informal terms for the mouth

• take or catch as if in a snare or trap

• catch in or as if in a trap

• take or catch as if in a snare or trap

• catch in or as if in a trap