| ant lion |
any of several lace-winged insects whose larvae dig holes in which they trap ants or other insects for food. |
| bladderwort |
any of a large group of mostly aquatic plants with small bladders on their finely divided leaves that trap their prey. |
| booby trap |
any trap or devious scheme set for one who is unwary or unsuspecting. [1/2 definitions] |
| bunker |
in golf, a hazard, esp. a sand trap. [2/5 definitions] |
| catch basin |
a receptacle at the entry to a sewer designed to trap any matter that might block drainage. |
| chess1 |
a game of strategy for two people in which each player starts with a king and queen, two each of bishops, knights, and rooks, and eight pawns and in which the object is to trap the opponent's king. |
| creel |
a trap for fish or crustaceans. [1/2 definitions] |
| deadfall |
a trap in which a heavy weight is set to drop on an animal and either stun or kill it. [1/2 definitions] |
| decoy |
something or someone used to lure, entice, or misdirect, as into danger or a trap, esp. an artificial bird or animal used to lure live birds or animals within gunshot or into a trap. [2/3 definitions] |
| ensnare |
to trap, trick, or catch. |
| entrap |
to capture using or as if using a trap. [1/4 definitions] |
| fowl |
to trap or hunt wild game birds. [1/4 definitions] |
| lobster pot |
a basketlike trap, usu. made of wooden slats, used to catch lobsters. |
| mousetrap |
a small trap used to catch or kill mice. [1/3 definitions] |
| oubliette |
a hidden dungeon entered only through a trap door in the ceiling, as found in certain old castles. |
| pit1 |
such a hole disguised to serve as a trap for animals or people. [1/14 definitions] |
| poach1 |
to hunt, fish, or trap illegally or on another's land. [2/3 definitions] |
| pound net |
a trap for fish consisting of a system of staked nets that form an enclosure with a narrow opening. |
| snare1 |
a trap, usu. consisting of a noose, for catching small animals and birds. [3/4 definitions] |
| solar pond |
a pond with a top layer of fresh water and a bottom layer of dense hot salty water, used to trap solar energy for use in heating or to generate electricity. |
| spider web |
a web constructed by spiders to trap prey, made from very fine filaments of silk secreted from their abdomens. |