pitfall trap
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trap — trap1 [trap] n. [ME trappe < OE træppe, akin to treppan, to step, Ger treppe, stairway < IE * dreb , to run, step, trip (var. of base * drā ) > Pol drabina, ladder] 1. any device for catching animals, as one that snaps shut tightly when… … English World dictionary
pitfall — I noun abyss, catch, chasm, danger, dangerous spot, exposure to danger, exposure to harm, fovea, hazard, imminent danger, obstacle, peril, predicament, problem, quagmire, risk, risks, snare, threat, trap II index hazard, trap, trouble … Law dictionary
trap — I noun ambush, artifice, bait, catch, catch all, lure, maneuver, net, pitfall, snare, stratagem II verb bait, catch, ensnare, entangle, entrap, hook, inveigle, snare, snatch III index ambush, artifice, bait ( … Law dictionary
pitfall — [n] hazard, trap booby trap*, catch*, danger, deadfall*, difficulty, downfall, drawback, entanglement, hook*, mesh*, mousetrap*, peril, pit*, quicksand*, risk, setup*, snag*, snare, swindle*, toil, web; concepts 674,679 Ant. advantage, blessing,… … New thesaurus
pitfall — [pit′fôl΄] n. [ME pitfalle < pit,PIT2 + falle, a trap < OE fealle < feallan, to FALL] 1. a lightly covered pit used as a trap for animals 2. an unsuspected difficulty, danger, or error that one may fall into SYN. TRAP1 … English World dictionary
trap — [n] snare, trick allurement, ambuscade, ambush, artifice, bait, booby trap*, come on*, conspiracy, deception, decoy, device, dragnet, enticement, feint, gambit, hook*, intrigue, inveiglement, lasso*, lure, machination, maneuver, net, noose,… … New thesaurus
Pitfall — Pit fall , n. A pit deceitfully covered to entrap wild beasts or men; a trap of any kind. Sir T. North. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pitfall — c.1300, a type of animal trap, from PIT (Cf. pit) (1) + FALL (Cf. fall) (v.). Extended sense of any hidden danger is first recorded 1580s … Etymology dictionary
pitfall — ► NOUN 1) a hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty. 2) a covered pit for use as a trap … English terms dictionary
trap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pitfall, snare, net, deadfall; ambush; carriage; trapdoor; ( pl.) equipment, luggage. v. catch, entrap, [en]snare, net, enmesh, fool, ambush. See deception, vehicle. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A device to … English dictionary for students
