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trap
/træp/ noun [C]Definition
CATCHING ANIMALS › a piece of equipment for catching animals: a mouse trap
SITUATION › a dangerous or unpleasant situation which is difficult to escape from: [usually singular] Such families get caught in the poverty trap. → See also booby trap
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