Trap
Trap verb - To catch or hold as if in a net.
Tempt
Tempt verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.
Usage example: that chocolate dessert sure tempts me, but I should stick with my diet
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Tempt and Trap. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/trap/tempt
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