 
		
		Definition of trap:
		
		
		(n) :
		
		a machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body; a trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense
		
								
				"I put down some traps in my apartment to try and deal with the mouse problem."
			
			
	
		
		
		(v) :
		
		to catch in a trap or traps; as, to trap foxes; to 
ensnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap
		
 
			
	
		
		
		(adj) :
		
		of or pertaining to trap rock; as, a trap dike