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- [trap]
- /træp/
- /træp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trap]
- /træp/
Definitions of traps word
- noun traps a ladder or ladderlike device used to reach a loft, attic, etc. 1
- verb with object traps to furnish with or as with trappings; caparison. 1
- verb without object traps to set traps for game: He was busy trapping. 1
- verb without object traps to engage in the business of trapping animals for their furs. 1
- verb without object traps Trapshooting, Skeet. to work the trap. 1
- noun plural traps belongings; luggage 0
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Origin of traps
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English trappe (noun), trappen (v.), Old English træppe (noun), cognate with Middle Dutch trappe (Dutch trap) trap, step, staircase; akin to Old English treppan to tread, German Treppe staircase
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Parts of speech for Traps
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
traps popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
traps usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for traps
noun traps
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