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trap

4 6.9

A machine that throws clay targets into the air for shooting practice

noun
/træp/

Specialized

: lanzador de platos

All we have to do is trick them into attacking trap, skeet, or sporting clays ranges.
trap shooting
trap shooting range

Examples

At the shooting competition, the participants used a special trap to throw the clay targets into the air.
He set up a trap to launch clay pigeons for his shooting practice at the range.
Members usually encourage people to join the club to find out about trap shooting.

Academic text (1995)
To address these questions, I began to shoot at a local trap range.

Academic text (1995)
The site consists of a clubhouse and five trap ranges.

Academic text (1995)
More specifically, it is aimed at determining whether informal and formal rules structure interaction among trap shooters.

Academic text (1995)
During the workshop, we learned how to operate a trap for clay target shooting.

Compounds

booby trap

Specialized

20 7.0

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

trap door

17 3.3

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

sand trap

6 3.3

A shallow pit filled with sand that makes golf shots harder

speed trap

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

booby trap

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

steel trap

1 7.5

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

monkey trap

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

tanglefoot trap

8.2

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

trap-door spider

8.3

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

trap of expectations

7.5

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

societal trap

7.7

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

solar trap

7.5

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

Surface Forms

trap singular

traps plural

Etymology

The shooting trap is the machine that holds and then launches clay targets, so it is named like a small device that 'holds' and then 'releases' a target.