traps

/ træps /

plural noun

1. belongings; luggage

Word History and Origins

Origin of traps¹

C19: probably shortened from _trappings

Example Sentences

Variety's Alison Herman wrote: "By declining to enrich its characters as they age, Stranger Things traps itself in arrested development. When you get bigger without going deeper, you end up stretched thin."

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Black Friday is almost here and the scammers are out of the traps.

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Another point he makes is that the safety net does catch people at the very bottom, but traps anyone who climbs out.

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"It creates a targeted airflow that traps and removes exhaled aerosols almost immediately -- before they have a chance to spread."

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Woo scampers over, as if to protect her body, but Nansi unleashes a splotch of webbing that traps the aboatia on the ground.

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