trap
noun/verb/adjective/træp/
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Trap has three main meanings: a device to catch animals, a difficult situation you can't escape, and in music, the Atlanta-born hip-hop subgenre defined by heavy bass and rapid hi-hats.
📖 Meanings
1a device designed to catch animals or people
"The hunter set a trap in the forest." — (a physical catching device)
2a difficult or inescapable situation (figurative)
"He felt trapped in a job he hated." — (stuck with no way out)
3a hip-hop subgenre from Atlanta with heavy bass and rapid hi-hats (music)
"Trap music dominated the charts this year." — (the music genre)
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💬 Phrases
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