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a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise<undercover agents devised a trap to catch the counterfeiters><a bear trap>Synonymsambush, net, snare, webRelated Wordsentanglement, entrapment; booby trap, catch, hazard, pitfall, snag; deception, ploy, ruse, subterfuge, trick
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a scheme in which hidden persons wait to attack by surprise<an overland route to the Far East that was once notorious for the many robbers who laid traps for unsuspecting wayfarers>— see ambush 1
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