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surprise attack vs trap

trap vs surprise attack

surprise attack and trap both are nouns.

surprise attack is not a verb while trap is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surprise attack Yes No No No
trap Yes No Yes No
As nouns, trap is a hyponym of surprise attack; that is, trap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than surprise attack:
  • surprise attack: an attack without warning
  • trap: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Other hyponyms of surprise attack include terrorist attack, ambuscade, ambush, lying in wait, pre-emptive strike.
surprise attack (noun) trap (noun)
an attack without warning 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
surprise attack (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 surprise attack and trap

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