Trap
Trap noun - Something that catches and holds.
Usage example: the promotion is really just a trap to keep her from taking a new job elsewhere
Tanglement and trap are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tanglement" instead a noun "Trap".
Tanglement
Tanglement noun - Something that catches and holds.
Usage example: legal tanglements stemming from the museum's refusal to return the looted carvings
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