running trap

noun

: a trap (as a U trap) in a pipe permitting liquid flow but forming a barrier against sewer gases

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for running trap

• handicap
• overlap
• thunderclap
• wiretap
• app
• cap
• chap
• clap
• crap
• flap
• frap
• gap