confine vs trap

trap vs confine

confine is not a noun while trap is a noun.

confine and trap both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confine	No	No	Yes	No
trap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, trap is a hyponym of confine; that is, trap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confine:

confine: deprive of freedom; take into confinement
trap: place in a confining or embarrassing position

Other hyponyms of confine include keep, straiten, gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand, intern, bind over, imprison, cage, cage in, pin down, keep in.

confine (noun)	trap (noun)
	the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
	a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
	a light two-wheeled carriage
	a hazard on a golf course
	a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
	drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
	informal terms for the mouth
	something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

confine (verb)	trap (verb)
place limits on (extent or amount or access)	catch in or as if in a trap
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement	hold or catch as if in a trap
prevent from leaving or from being removed	to hold fast or prevent from moving
deprive of freedom; take into confinement	to sell marijuana on a street corner
close in	place in a confining or embarrassing position

Difference between confine and trap

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