How to pronounce trap
American English pronunciation
TRAP
- IPA
- /ˈtɹæp/
- Syllables
- TRAP (1 syllable)
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What trap means
Most people know trap in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A light, two-wheeled carriage pulled by a horse
In a sentence: The pony pulled the little trap down the lane with Aunt Rose holding the reins.
Where it comes from: No one is sure how this light carriage came to be called a trap. The word for a device that catches animals is very old and comes from Old English.
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