(Cockney rhyming slang) Crap; rubbish, nonsense. / (Cockney rhyming slang) Excrement; the act of defecation. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pony, trap.

A roadside location, manned by police or similar officials, where a device that emits a radar beam is used to monitor the speeds of motor vehicles in order to apprehend motorists in violation of the speed limit.

plural of TRAP law

A type of legislation specifically designed to restrict abortion providers.

(construction, plumbing) A device to prevent foul air from rising from the openings of sewers, drains, etc., by means of a water seal.

(biology, evolutionary biology) The situation of an evolved behaviour or trait of a species becoming detrimental to the survival or reproductive ability of individuals, possibly leading to extinction.

stairs leading to a trapdoor

(informal) An event or mindset that can cause a person to lose enthusiasm and become discouraged from starting or continuing a project.

A kind of bell-shaped stench trap.

(chiefly US) A situation where the welfare system discourages people who receive government public assistance payments from entering low-paid work because such work does not produce a significant income increase.