trap
4
9.3
- noun
- /træp/
- Archaic
:
calesa
- Yes, indeed, with a lovely horse and trap, and a good black suit and a shirt with starch.
- a pony trap
- a light trap
Examples
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I've got a horse and trap outside.
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Well, would you mind going in a pony and trap?
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Ask your master to lend me a horse and trap.
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Emma and Millard would have been moments behind... on the horse and trap, traveling at 8.2 miles per hour.
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In the bright light in front of Masterson's General Store was a two-wheeled trap, with a sway-backed gray horse hitched to the front.
Fiction book (1994) -
I rented a trap for a pleasant ride through the countryside.
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After dinner, we took a trap to visit friends in the next village.
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On the way to the event, they arrived in a stylish trap that turned heads.
Synonyms
24
6.7
A small light carriage pulled by one horse for one or two people
2
9.9
A light two-wheeled carriage with a folding roof for one horse to pull
1
9.9
A light two-wheeled carriage pulled by one horse
1
9.9
A light open carriage with two wheels that two horses pull, used in the past for personal travel
Compounds
- Informal
5
4.2
A place that attracts tourists and charges them too much for poor quality things or services
- Specialized
1
6.1
A situation where earning more causes loss of government help and keeps people poor
- Jargon
1
8.9
A route of spots where people set things to catch animals and check them regularly
- Offensive
A very revealing outfit that draws attention to the wearer's crotch area
- Jargon
In American football, an illegal action where a player hits another player from the side or behind
- Specialized
A tool with a long flexible wire that clears blockages in drains
- Jargon
A play that lets a defender pass the start line then blocks them to open a gap for the runner
- Specialized
A hard dark rock formed by volcanoes that people use to build roads and buildings
A garden or terrace that gets as much sun as possible while being sheltered from cold wind
- Literature
A situation where you pay regular fees without clear permission and cannot easily stop them
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trap for a light carriage comes from a part of the vehicle called a trapdoor that opened under the seat, and the name for that small opening came to be used for the whole carriage.