trap vs lobster pot

lobster pot vs trap

trap and lobster pot both are nouns.

trap is a verb but lobster pot is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trap	Yes	No	Yes	No
lobster pot	Yes	No	No	No

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

trap: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
lobster pot: trap for catching lobsters

Other hyponyms of trap include flytrap, mantrap, mousetrap, net, pit, pitfall, pound net, rattrap, gin, noose, snare, steel trap, entanglement, web, catch pen, catching pen.

trap (noun)	lobster pot (noun)
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise	trap for catching lobsters
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)	lobster pot (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 lobster pot

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