trap vs steel trap

steel trap vs trap

trap and steel trap both are nouns.

trap is a verb but steel trap is not a verb.

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

As nouns, steel trap is a hyponym of trap; that is, steel trap 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
steel trap: a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey

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

trap (noun)	steel trap (noun)
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise	a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned	an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps)
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)	steel 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 trap and steel trap

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