trap block | (American football) an illegal block |
mousetrap trap play | (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated |
ambush ambuscade lying in wait trap | the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise |
trap-door spider | American spider that constructs a silk-lined nest with a hinged lid |
bunker sand trap trap | a hazard on a golf course |
land mine ground-emplaced mine booby trap | an explosive mine hidden underground, explodes when stepped on or driven over |
steel trap | a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey |
suntrap solar trap | a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds |
trap | a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned |
trap | a light two-wheeled carriage |
trap | a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters |
trap | drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas |
trap-and-drain auger | a plumber's snake for clearing a trap and drain |
trap door | a hinged or sliding door in a floor or ceiling |
trap cakehole hole maw yap gob | informal terms for the mouth |
steel trap | an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps), he's as sharp as a steel trap, a mind like a steel trap |
pitfall booby trap | an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty |
trap snare | something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares, the exam was full of trap questions, it was all a snare and delusion |
iron trap | a trap from which there is no escape |
speed trap | a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders |
debt | an obligation to pay or do something |
trap line | a line or series of traps |
debt | money or goods or services owed by one person to another |
national debt | the debt of the national government (as distinguished from the debts of individuals and businesses and political subdivisions) |
public debt | the total of the nation's debts: debts of local and state and national governments, an indicator of how much public spending is financed by borrowing instead of taxation |
debt limit debt ceiling | the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity |
national debt ceiling | a limit set by Congress beyond which the national debt cannot rise, periodically raised by Congress |
debt instrument obligation certificate of indebtedness | a written promise to repay a debt |
bad debt | a debt that is unlikely to be repaid |
installment debt | debt to be paid by installments |
poverty trap | a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off |
oxygen debt | a cumulative deficit of oxygen resulting from intense exercise, the deficit must be made up when the body returns to rest |
debt | the state of owing something (especially money), he is badly in debt |
trap pin immobilize immobilise | to hold fast or prevent from moving, The child was pinned under the fallen tree |
trap entrap snare ensnare trammel | catch in or as if in a trap, The men trap foxes |
trap | hold or catch as if in a trap, The gaps between the teeth trap food particles |
trap pin down | place in a confining or embarrassing position, He was trapped in a difficult situation |