Trap
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To catch in a trap or traps; as, to trap foxes. To ensnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap. To provide with a trap; as, to trap a drain; to trap a sewer pipe. To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game; as, to trap for beaver. To leave suddenly, to flee. To capture (e.g. an error) in order to handle or process it.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. A trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense. A covering over a hole or opening; a trapdoor. A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the game of trapball; the game of trapball itself. Any device used to hold and suddenly release an object. A bend, sag, or other device in a waste-pipe arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents the escape of noxious gases, but permits the flow of liquids. A place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air accumulates for want of an outlet. A light two-wheeled carriage with springs. A kind of movable stepladder. A persons' mouth. (plural) belongings A transvestite, a man that one engages in a relationship with, believing him to be a woman. An exception generated by the processor. A mining license inspector during the Australian gold rush. A dark coloured igneous rock, now used to designate any non-volcanic, non-granitic igneous rock; trap rock.
Example sentence: We've fallen into a trap of ever-widening orbits of contact, and there is a total disregard for the present moment.
Trammel
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To entangle, as in a net.To hamper.