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trans|ves|tite /trænzve sta I t/ (transvestites ) N‑COUNT A transvestite is a person, usually a man, who enjoys wearing clothes normally worn by people of the opposite sex.

trap ◆◇◇ /træ p/ (traps , trapping , trapped )

1 N‑COUNT A trap is a device which is placed somewhere or a hole which is dug somewhere in order to catch animals or birds.

2 VERB If a person traps animals or birds, he or she catches them using traps. □ [V n] The locals were encouraged to trap and kill the birds.

3 N‑COUNT A trap is a trick that is intended to catch or deceive someone. □  He was trying to decide whether the question was some sort of a trap.

4 VERB If you trap someone into doing or saying something, you trick them so that they do or say it, although they did not want to. □ [V n + into ] Were you just trying to trap her into making some admission? □ [V n] She had trapped him so neatly that he wanted to slap her.

5 VERB To trap someone, especially a criminal, means to capture them. [JOURNALISM ] □ [V n] The police knew that to trap the killer they had to play him at his own game.

6 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A trap is an unpleasant situation that you cannot easily escape from. □  The Government has found it's caught in a trap of its own making.

7 VERB If you are trapped somewhere, something falls onto you or blocks your way and prevents you from moving or escaping. □ [be V -ed] The train was trapped underground by a fire. □ [V n] The light aircraft then cartwheeled, trapping both men. □ [V -ed] He saw trapped wagons and animals.

8 VERB When something traps gas, water, or energy, it prevents it from escaping. □ [V n] Wool traps your body heat, keeping the chill at bay. □ [V -ed] The volume of gas trapped on these surfaces can be considerable.

9 → see also booby-trap , death trap , poverty trap , trapped

10 PHRASE If someone falls into the trap of doing something, they think or behave in a way which is not wise or sensible. □  He never fell into the trap of making friends with his employees.

11 PHRASE If someone tells you to shut your trap or keep your trap shut , they are telling you rudely that you should be quiet and not say anything. [INFORMAL , RUDE ]

trap|door /træ pdɔː ^r / (trapdoors ) also trap door N‑COUNT A trapdoor is a small horizontal door in a floor or a ceiling.

tra|peze /trəpiː z/ (trapezes ) N‑COUNT A trapeze is a bar of wood or metal hanging from two ropes on which people in a circus swing and perform skilful movements.

trapped /træ pt/

1 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you feel trapped , you are in an unpleasant situation in which you lack freedom, and you feel you cannot escape from it. □ [+ in ] …people who think of themselves as trapped in mundane jobs.

2 → see also trap

trap|per /træ pə ^r / (trappers ) N‑COUNT A trapper is a person who traps animals, especially for their fur.

trap|pings /træ p I ŋz/ N‑PLURAL The trappings of power, wealth, or a particular job are the extra things, such as decorations and luxury items, that go with it. [DISAPPROVAL ]

trash /træ ʃ/ (trashes , trashing , trashed )

1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft the N ] Trash consists of unwanted things or waste material such as used paper, empty containers and bottles, and waste food. [AM ] in BRIT, use rubbish 2 N‑UNCOUNT If you say that something such as a book, painting, or film is trash , you mean that it is of very poor quality. [INFORMAL ] □  Pop music doesn't have to be trash; it can be art.

3 VERB If someone trashes a place or vehicle, they deliberately destroy it or make it very dirty. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n] Would they trash the place when the party was over?

4 VERB If you trash people or their ideas, you criticize them very strongly and say that they are worthless. [mainly AM , INFORMAL ] □ [V n] People asked why the candidates spent so much time trashing each other.