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trap in Arabic

فَخّ faḵḵ

/tɹæp/[t̠ɹ̠̊˔æp]

trap in Arabic: فَخّ (faḵḵ), مِصْيَدَة (miṣyada). In English, trap means a machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.

Arabic words for trap

trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense
فَخّ faḵḵ
device designed to catch or kill animals
فَخّ faḵḵ, مِصْيَدَة miṣyada

English meaning of trap

  1. noun A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
  2. noun A trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense; a snare.
  3. noun A (usually fictional) location or feature originally added to a map to detect plagiarism and copyright violations by other map makers or map services.
  4. noun Someone with male-typical anatomy who passes as female.

Full definition of trap

trap in a sentence

  • I put down some traps in my apartment to try and deal with the mouse problem.
  • Unfortunately she fell into the trap of confusing biology with destiny.
  • They shot out of the school gates like greyhounds out of the trap.

Synonyms of trap

All synonyms of trap

trap in other languages

Questions about trap in Arabic

What is the meaning of trap in Arabic?
Trap in Arabic is فَخّ (faḵḵ), مِصْيَدَة (miṣyada).
ما معنى كلمة trap؟
Trap: فَخّ (faḵḵ), مِصْيَدَة (miṣyada).
What does trap mean in English?
Trap means a machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.

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