traps
pronunciation
How to pronounce traps in British English:
UK [træps]
How to pronounce traps in American English:
US [træps]
Word Origin
- traps (n.1)
- "expanse of dark igneous rock," 1794, from Swedish trapp (Torbern Bergman, 1766), from trappa "stair," related to Middle Low German trappe "staircase" (see trap (n.)). So called from the step-like appearance of the rock.
- traps (n.2)
- "drums, cymbals, bells, etc.," 1925, from earlier trap drummer (1903) "street musician who plays a drum and several other instruments at once," perhaps from traps "belongings" (1813), shortened form of trappings.
Example
- 1. Not all arab intellectuals fell into these traps .
- 2. Achilles heel : she really hates those aliens , meaning ripley could be lured into all kinds of traps if she thought there was a xenomorph in need of exploding .
- 3. It traps people 's hard earned savings and their future income within a nation 's borders .
- 4. Three years ago , when I began to practice the base principles of radical unschooling , I fell headlong into one of these traps . It caused a great deal of pain , and nearly cost me my oldest and dearest friend .
- 5. In the first week , the team found a piece of tiger fur caught on a fence , and droppings and sightings of the main prey species wild boar and sika deer as well as snares and traps left by poachers .