Drop
Drop verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.
Trap
Trap verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: finally trapped the annoying fly in the palm of his hand
How words are described
| full | full drop | full trap |
| common | common drop | common trap |
| certain | certain drop | certain trap |
| standard | standard drop | standard trap |
| Other adjectives: original, top, single, open, actual, massive, big, huge, possible, final, deadly, fatal, flying, last, giant, aforementioned. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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MacGyver: In "Halloween Knights", Murdoc uses a trap door to drop Mac into a cage.
Source: Trap Door -
Spoofed in an episode of Family Guy, when Mayor Adam West tries to drop a protesting Peter through a trap door, except he's wider than the door and gets stuck.
Source: Trap Door -
The manager tries to drop him down a standard trap door, but Pelswick's wheelchair is too wide to even get caught in it.
Source: Trap-Door Fail
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