traps

1 of 2

plural noun

ˈtraps 

: personal belongings : luggage

traps

2 of 2

plural of trap entry 1, trap entry 5

third person singular of trap entry 2, trap entry 4

Examples of traps in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Plural noun

Bears that get caught in traps may just be more curious to begin with. — Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023

Specific pairs of males and females kept showing up in traps together. — Steven Phelps, Scientific American, 18 Jan. 2023

In it, Sharkey and a group of coauthors named some new species of braconid wasp that had been caught in malaise traps in Costa Rica. — Brooke Jarvis, WIRED, 10 Nov. 2022

In Lee County, where Fort Myers is located, mosquito counts in the traps began to spike about a week after Ian. — Evan Bush, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Plural noun

Middle English trappe caparison — more at trap

First Known Use

Plural Noun

1813, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for traps

• apps
• caps
• chaps
• claps
• craps
• flaps
• gaps
• laps
• lapse
• maps
• nappes
• naps