trap vs design

trap and design both are nouns.

trap and design both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of trap include plan.

trap (noun)	design (noun)
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise	the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned	a decorative or artistic work
a light two-wheeled carriage	a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something
a hazard on a golf course	the creation of something in the mind
a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters	an arrangement scheme
drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas	something intended as a guide for making something else
informal terms for the mouth	an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

trap (verb)	design (verb)
catch in or as if in a trap	plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
hold or catch as if in a trap	intend or have as a purpose
to hold fast or prevent from moving	create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner
to sell marijuana on a street corner	make or work out a plan for; devise
place in a confining or embarrassing position	create designs
	conceive or fashion in the mind; invent

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