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set a trap for


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trap
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Sense: Verb: capture
Synonyms:
capture Collocations, catch Collocations, ensnare, snare Collocations, bag Collocations, entrap, hook Collocations, snag Collocations, take Collocations, nab (informal), collar Collocations (informal)
Sense: Verb: confine
Synonyms:
confine Collocations, corner Collocations, catch Collocations, pin down, close in, hem in
Sense: Verb: trick
Synonyms:
trick Collocations, deceive Collocations, dupe, hoodwink (informal), fool Collocations, catch out, cheat Collocations, pull a fast one on sb (informal)
Sense: Noun: snare
Synonyms:
Sense: Noun: trick
Synonyms:
trick Collocations, ploy, ruse, deception Collocations, artifice, stratagem
Sense: Noun: ambush
Synonyms:
ambush Collocations, surprise Collocations, set-up, decoy Collocations, bait Collocations
Sense: Noun: mouth - slang
Synonyms:
mouth Collocations, hole Collocations (vulgar, slang), yap (slang), piehole (vulgar, slang), cakehole (UK, vulgar, slang), gob (UK, slang), kisser (slang), mug Collocations (slang), face Collocations


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