trap
noun
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
traplike
-
a word derived from
trap.
Example Sentences
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The powerful throat seems to be preparing its organ tones; the wide, traplike mouth is about to open.
From Time Magazine Archive
And the men moved up with their talk and stink And the traplike noise of the horseshoe clink.
From Reynard the Fox by John Masefield
And wrinkles—wrinkles wheresoever there was room for them: across the forehead that lost itself in shining yellow scalp; under the eyes, down the cheeks, about the traplike mouth.
From Bunker Bean by Harry Leon Wilson
