mousetrap vs trap

trap vs mousetrap

mousetrap and trap both are nouns.

mousetrap is not a verb while trap is a verb.

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

As nouns, trap is a hypernym of mousetrap; that is, trap is a word with a broader meaning than mousetrap:

mousetrap: a trap for catching mice
trap: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

mousetrap (noun)	trap (noun)
(American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated	the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
a trap for catching mice	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

mousetrap (verb)	trap (verb)
	catch in or as if in a trap
	hold or catch as if in a trap
	to hold fast or prevent from moving
	to sell marijuana on a street corner
	place in a confining or embarrassing position

Difference between mousetrap and trap

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