Lose and Trap

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Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.

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Trap is an antonym for lose.

Nearby Words: loser, losing

Trap verb - To catch or hold as if in a net.

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Lose is an antonym for trap in catch topic.

Nearby Words: trapped, trapping, trapper, trappy

humanity	lose humanity	trap humanity
soul	lose soul	trap soul
mind	lose mind	trap mind
family	lose family	trap family
Other words: someone, time, head, friends, minds.

He moves to shoot them instead, but Buffy throws the trap at him, causing him to lose his balance and step into another trap.

Source: Bear Trap
In Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Parker pulls this on his principal with a box full of popcorn in one episode, only to later save her from a similar trap using Jell-O.

Source: Bucket Booby-Trap
Once he's caught someone in a trap, chances are that person will get caught in a number of subsequent traps until they lose consciousness.

Source: Trap Master

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