(trap - for animal)
11Trap-Neuter-Return — (TNR), also known as Trap Test Vaccinate Alter Release (TTVAR) is a method of humanely trapping unaltered feral cats, spaying or neutering them, and releasing them back to the same location where they were collected. TNR is promoted by the ASPCA… …
12Animal Farm in popular culture — Animal Farm: A Fairy Story is a satirical novella by George Orwell, ostensibly about a group of animals who oust the humans from the farm on which they live. The book was written during World War II and published in 1945. References in popular… …
13Trap — A trap is a device or tactic intended to harm, capture, detect, or inconvenience a human or animal intruder, or animal pest or game. Traps may be physical objects, such as cages or snares, or metaphorical concepts. Physical trapsExamples of… …
14trap — {{11}}trap (n.) contrivance for catching unawares, late O.E. træppe snare, trap, from P.Gmc. *trap (Cf. M.Du. trappe trap, snare ), related to Germanic words for stair, step, tread (Cf. M.Du., M.L.G. trappe, treppe, Ger. Treppe step, stair ).… …
15trap — trap1 [ træp ] noun count ** ▸ 1 for catching animals ▸ 2 bad situation ▸ 3 trick ▸ 4 problem to avoid ▸ 5 carriage ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a piece of equipment used for catching animals: set/lay a trap (=make it ready to be used): We set traps in the… …
16Trap Pond State Park — Geobox Protected Area name = Trap Pond State Park native name = other name = other name1 = category local = Delaware State Park category iucn = image caption = etymology type = Named for etymology = Trap Pond country = United States state =… …
17trap — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a an enclosure or device, often baited, for catching animals, usu. by affording a way in but not a way out. b a device with bait for killing vermin, esp. = MOUSETRAP. 2 a trick betraying a person into speech or an act (is this… …
18Animal coloration — Chapman s Zebras in Botswana, displaying their outline disrupting camouflage Animal coloration has been a topic of interest and research in biology for well over a century. According to Charles Darwin s 1859 theory of natural selection,[1 …
19trap */*/ — I UK [træp] / US noun [countable] Word forms trap : singular trap plural traps 1) a piece of equipment used for catching animals set/lay a trap (= make it ready to be used): We set traps in the attic for the mice. 2) a bad or unpleasant situation …
20trap*/ — [træp] verb [T] I 1) to prevent someone from leaving a place Both men were trapped inside the burning car.[/ex] The bomb exploded, trapping victims in the building.[/ex] 2) to make someone unable to change a bad situation or way of thinking The… …
