rig vs trap

rig and trap both are nouns.

rig and trap both are verbs.

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

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

rig: a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
trap: a light two-wheeled carriage

Other hyponyms of rig include barouche, brougham, buckboard, buggy, roadster, cab, cabriolet, caroche, chaise, shay, chariot, clarence, coach-and-four, coach, four-in-hand, droshky, drosky, gharry, gig, hackney, hackney carriage, hackney coach, hansom, hansom cab, landau, post chaise, stanhope, surrey, troika.

rig (noun)	trap (noun)
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme	the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise	a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel	a light two-wheeled carriage
a set of clothing (with accessories)	a hazard on a golf course
a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses	a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together	drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
gear used in fishing	informal terms for the mouth
	something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

rig (verb)	trap (verb)
equip with sails or masts	catch in or as if in a trap
connect or secure to	hold or catch as if in a trap
manipulate in a fraudulent manner	to hold fast or prevent from moving
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit	to sell marijuana on a street corner
	place in a confining or embarrassing position

Difference between rig and trap

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