detain vs trap

detain is not a noun while trap is a noun.

detain and trap both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of detain 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.

detain (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

detain (verb)	trap (verb)
cause to be slowed down or delayed	catch in or as if in a trap
stop or halt	hold or catch as if in a trap
deprive of freedom; take into confinement	to hold fast or prevent from moving
	to sell marijuana on a street corner
	place in a confining or embarrassing position

Difference between detain and trap

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