speed trap vs trap

trap vs speed trap

speed trap and trap both are nouns.

speed trap is not a verb while trap is a verb.

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

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

speed trap: a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders
trap: something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

Other hypernyms of speed trap include snare.

speed trap (noun)	trap (noun)
a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders	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

speed trap (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 speed trap and trap

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