A trap in a waste pipe consisting of a U-bend followed by a 90-degree bend to the horizontal or near horizontal, so that the entire device is shaped like the letter P on its side.

A baited trap used to catch insects, made from a plastic bottle. / (plumbing) A bottle-like reservoir that fits the pipe below a drain and collects waste.

Alternative form of mantrap

(informal) A prepaid cell phone, often used by criminals to conduct illegal activity.

plural of trap door

plural of trap set

(economics, in particular New Keynesian economics) circumstance when nominal interest rates are near or at zero and circulating additional money doesn't lower interest rates.

Any material covertly inserted into a copyrighted work in order to identify plagiarized versions.

A remotely activated camera, triggered by a sensor, used to capture wild animals on film when researchers are not present.

(physics) Any of several electromagnetic devices used to capture charged particles