plan vs trap

plan and trap both are nouns.

plan and trap both are verbs.

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

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

plan: an arrangement scheme
trap: something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

Other hyponyms of plan include configuration, constellation, layout, snare, hotel plan, meal plan.

plan (noun)	trap (noun)
scale drawing of a structure	the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished	a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
an arrangement scheme	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

plan (verb)	trap (verb)
make plans for something	catch in or as if in a trap
have the will and intention to carry out some action	hold or catch as if in a trap
make or work out a plan for; devise	to hold fast or prevent from moving
	to sell marijuana on a street corner
	place in a confining or embarrassing position

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