Dream Dictionary

Trap

To dream that you are setting a trap, signifies that you will use sneaky and sly methods to carry out your plans.

To dream that you caught an animal in a trap, denotes success in your chosen career.

To see an empty trap in your dream, signifies failure in business and illness in the family.

To dream that you are caught in a trap, denotes that you feel confined and restricted in a job, career, health, or a personal relationship. It may also mean that you will be outwitted by your rivals.

Dictionary definition

  • n. 1: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
  • 2: drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
  • 3: something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion" [syn: trap, snare]
  • 4: a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
  • 5: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise [syn: ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap]
  • 6: informal terms for the mouth [syn: trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob]
  • 7: a light two-wheeled carriage
  • 8: a hazard on a golf course [syn: bunker, sand trap, trap]
  • v. 1: place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation" [syn: trap, pin down]
  • 2: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel]
  • 3: hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"
  • 4: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" [syn: trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise]