Catch
Catch noun - A danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized.
Usage example: the catch is that you have to come up with the money by tomorrow
Trap is a synonym for catch in trick topic. In some cases you can use "Trap" instead the word "Catch" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like thing, entrap, free, ensnare. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old catch | old trap |
| full | full catch | full trap |
| elaborate | elaborate catch | elaborate trap |
| similar | similar catch | similar trap |
| Other adjectives: typical, common, top, single, nasty, real, big, huge, easy, famous, new, hidden, next, double, latest, said, giant, aforementioned. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Parierhaken/Parrying Hooks: A pair of small flanges or hooks just above the ricasso on certain two-handed swords, used to protect the hand and potentially help catch or trap an opponent's blade when parrying.
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Finally, he had walked into an obvious trap laid by King Wapol to catch the only remaining free doctors on his island.
Source: Better to Die than Be Killed - It's dealt by Kurama, who plants a parasitic tree on him that uses hallucinations to catch and trap prey until it has drained all of their life energy and killed them, at which point it discards the corpse.
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