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to trap

to trap

39 9.9
To sell illegal drugs, especially cannabis, on a street corner
  • verb
  • /træp/
  • NSFW
translation icon : vender marihuana
  • He started to trap on the corner to make some extra cash during summer.

Examples

  • You trap me for years, now you're trying to cook my friends?

  • In this neighborhood, it's common to see people trap late at night.

  • We're gonna trap this sucker.

  • "You mean we might not get to trap and make our fortune?" Morgan asked.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Many teenagers choose to trap instead of working a traditional job.

Antonyms

1.0

To get something by paying money

Phrasal Verbs

Become tricked into a bad or dangerous situation

Compounds

booby trap
  • Specialized
20 7.0

A hidden bomb that explodes when someone touches or steps on it

17 3.3

A door in a floor or stage that opens to a space below

6 3.3

A shallow pit filled with sand that makes golf shots harder

5 3.8

A place on a road where police hide to catch drivers going too fast

tourist trap
  • Informal
5 4.2

A place that attracts tourists and charges them too much for poor quality things or services

1 6.6

A hidden problem that surprises someone and causes trouble

steel trap
  • Informal
1 7.3

A very quick, sharp mind that notices things and remembers details

poverty trap
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A situation where earning more causes loss of government help and keeps people poor

1 7.5

A metal device with strong springs and sharp jaws that catches animals

1 9.1

A tool used to catch monkeys by giving them bait they cannot remove

trap line
  • Jargon
1 8.9

A route of spots where people set things to catch animals and check them regularly

iron trap
  • Informal
9.7

A situation you cannot escape from

reverse trap
  • Informal
9.1

A trick that backfires and harms the person who set it

penis fly trap
  • Offensive
9.9

A very revealing outfit that draws attention to the wearer's crotch area

A sticky surface that catches insects when they land or crawl on it

trap block
  • Jargon
7.9

In American football, an illegal action where a player hits another player from the side or behind

trap-and-drain auger
  • Specialized
8.8

A tool with a long flexible wire that clears blockages in drains

A spider that makes a silk-lined underground nest with a camouflaged lid

A feeling of being held back by what other people expect you to do

trap play
  • Jargon
7.3

A play that lets a defender pass the start line then blocks them to open a gap for the runner

trap rock
  • Specialized
5.7

A hard dark rock formed by volcanoes that people use to build roads and buildings

A situation where what others expect limits a person's choices

A garden or terrace that gets as much sun as possible while being sheltered from cold wind

subscription trap
  • Literature
7.6

A situation where you pay regular fees without clear permission and cannot easily stop them

How Serious

traffic
  • NSFW
97 4.7
to deal
  • NSFW
324 3.0
to trap
  • NSFW
39 9.9
to sell
1.0
to peddle
46 3.9

Surface Forms

trap infinitive
trapped past
trapped past participle
trapping present participle
traps third person singular

Etymology

To trap (slang) meaning to sell drugs comes from the noun trap house for a drug-selling place, so the verb simply means 'to sell' in that setting.