trap vs dry-gulching

dry-gulching vs trap

trap and dry-gulching both are nouns.

trap is a verb but dry-gulching is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trap	Yes	No	Yes	No
dry-gulching	Yes	No	No	No

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

trap: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
dry-gulching: the act of killing from ambush

trap (noun)	dry-gulching (noun)
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise	the act of killing from ambush
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

trap (verb)	dry-gulching (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 trap and dry-gulching

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