trap vs mousetrap

mousetrap vs trap

trap and mousetrap both are nouns.

trap is a verb but mousetrap is not a verb.

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

As nouns, mousetrap is a hyponym of trap; that is, mousetrap 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
mousetrap: a trap for catching mice

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

trap (noun)	mousetrap (noun)
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise	(American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned	a trap for catching mice
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)	mousetrap (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 mousetrap

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