Trap
noun
- 1.
- (any device for catching animals, snare, pitfall, ambush, argument, question, or the like that leads to an admission or confession, trap door, machine for hurling clay disks as rifle targets) mouse trap អង្គប់ (បំពង់បត់រាងអក្សរអ៊ុយ), bird trap អន្ទាក់
Example: A mouse trap. - 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) អង្គប់, ផែនការចាប់នរណាម្នាក់, អន្ទាក់
verb — past tense: trapped ; past participle: trapped ; present participle: trapping ;
- 1.
- បង្ខាំង, ធ្វើអោយជាប់នៅក្នុង, ជាប់អន្ទាក់, ចាប់ខ្លួនដោយប្រើល្បិច
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to catch in a trap, or by stratagem) trap mice ដាក់អង្គប់ trap birds ដាក់អន្ទាក់
- tourist trap
- កន្លែងលក់អីវ៉ាន់ (សម្រាប់អ្នកទេសចរណ៍) តម្លៃថ្លៃ - trap door
- ឃ្លុប (ត្វារបិទប្រហោងចោះនៅរនាប), ទ្វារ ឬបង្អួចរូត, ទ្វារ ឬច្រកទៅក្រោមដី ឬលើពិតាន - trap gun
- កាំភ្លើងអង្គប់ (កាំភ្លើងបាញ់សត្វជាប់អង្គប់) - trap house
- កន្លែងគប់ចាន ឬ បាលហោះហើយបាញ់
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- An old term rather loosely used to designate various dark-colored, heavy igneous rocks, including especially the feldspathic-augitic rocks, basalt, dolerite, amygdaloid, etc., but including also some kinds of diorite. Called also trap rock.
- 2.
- A machine or contrivance that shuts suddenly, as with a spring, used for taking game or other animals; as, a trap for foxes.
- 3.
- (FIGURATIVE) A snare; an ambush; a stratagem; any device by which one may be caught unawares.
- 4.
- A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the game of trapball. It consists of a pivoted arm on one end of which is placed the ball to be thrown into the air by striking the other end. Also, a machine for throwing into the air glass balls, clay pigeons, etc., to be shot at.
- 5.
- The game of trapball.
- 6.
- A bend, sag, or partitioned chamber, in a drain, soil pipe, sewer, etc., arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents passage of air or gas, but permits the flow of liquids.
- 7.
- A place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air accumulates for want of an outlet.
- 8.
- A wagon, or other vehicle.
- 9.
- A kind of movable stepladder.
adjective
- 1.
- Of or pertaining to trap rock; as, a trap dike.
verb — past tense: trapped ; past participle: trapped ; present participle: trapping ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To dress with ornaments; to adorn; -- said especially of horses.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To catch in a trap or traps; as, to trap foxes.
- 3.
- (FIGURATIVE) (TRANSITIVE) To insnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To provide with a trap; as, to trap a drain; to trap a sewer pipe.
- 5.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game; as, to trap for beaver.
- 1.
- ambush, bait, intrigue, lure, not, pitfall, ruse, snare, stratagem, trick, wile