traps

/ træps /

plural noun

1. belongings; luggage

Word History and Origins

Origin of traps¹

C19: probably shortened from _trappings

Example Sentences

Russian saboteurs, disguised as Ukrainian soldiers or civilians, have also strayed beyond the front line to set up booby traps, further blurring the line between civilian areas and the battlefield.

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“The evidence showed that Amazon used sophisticated subscription traps designed to manipulate consumers into enrolling in Prime, and then made it exceedingly hard for consumers to end their subscription,” FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said.

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It blows water off slow-to-dry surfaces—plastic cups, reusable bags, exhaust-fan grease traps—in such a satisfying manner, you might wash them twice for kicks.

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There are secrets, a garden replete with a sundial and creepy statues and a house that traps its residents.

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Increasingly sophisticated traps, equipped with cameras and artificial intelligence that can identify species in real time, are being deployed.

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Related Words

• apparatus 
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• material