Trap most often refers to:
Trap music, a subgenre of hip hop that originated in the 1990s in the Southeastern United States Trap (plumbing), a pipe to prevent the release of gases Trapping, using a device (a trap) to capture an animal Trap shooting
Trap or TRAP may also refer to:
Art and entertainment Films and television Trap (2015 film), a Filipino film Trap (2024 film), an American film by M. Night Shyamalan Traps (1985 film), an Australian film by John Hughes Traps (1994 film), an Australian film by Pauline Chan Traps (1998 film), a Czech film by Věra Chytilová A Trap, a 1997 Polish film Trap (TV series), a 2019 South Korean television series Traps (TV series), a 1994 American police family drama
Music Trap music, a subgenre of hip hop that originated in the 1990s in the Southeastern United States EDM trap music, a subgenre of electronic dance music that originated in the 2010s Trap (album), 2000 by Dead Man Ray Traps (album), 2012 by Jaill Trap (EP), debut by Henry, 2013 "Trap" (song), by Shakira featuring Maluma, 2018 Traps, a stage name used by the drummer Buddy Rich "Trap", a song by Elizaveta from Messenger "Traps", a single from the Bloc Party album Alpha Games, 2021
Other uses in art and entertainment Trap (novel), by Peter Mathers, 1966 Traps (novel), a 2013 novel by MacKenzie Scott A Dangerous Game (novel), a 1956 novel by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, known as Traps in the United States Trap room, a part of a theatre Treasury Relief Art Project (1935–39), a New Deal art project
Biology and medicine
Trapezius, a muscle Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, a metalloenzyme involved in bone formation Thyroid hormone receptor-associated protein, part of the mediator coactivator TNF-related activation protein, also known as CD40 ligand Tripartite ATP-independent periplasmic transporter, in prokaryotes trp RNA-binding attenuation protein, in bacilli US TRAP laws ("Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers") TNF receptor associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) Twin reversed arterial perfusion, a twin pregnancy abnormality
Games Trap (chess) Trap (poker), a strategy Trap pass, see Glossary of contract bridge terms
Places Tarap, Attock, a village in Pakistan Trap, Mogila, a village in North Macedonia Trap, Carmarthenshire, a hamlet in Wales, United Kingdom Trap Grounds, a nature reserve in Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Science and technology Chemical trap, a chemical compound that is used to detect unstable compounds Ion trap, the use of electric fields to isolate atoms or particles Electron beam ion trap, an electromagnetic bottle that produces and confines highly charged ions Ion trapping, an effect of pH differences across a cell membrane Magnetic trap, the use of magnetic fields to isolate neutral atoms or particles Petroleum trap, a geological structure that forms a petroleum reservoir Social trap, a psychological system where people, operating for short-term individual gains, lead to long-term group losses Trap rock, any dark-colored, fine-grained, non-granitic igneous rock Trap and trace device, records any number called by, or calling, a particular telephone Trap (plumbing), a pipe to prevent the release of gases Trap (printing), a commercial-printing technique to overcome registration problem
Computing Interrupt, a request for the processor to interrupt executing code A type of Simple Network Management Protocol Protocol Data Unit used to report an alert or other asynchronous event about a managed subsystem Intercepting normal method calls via a proxy object
Sports Neutral zone trap, an ice hockey defensive strategy Sand trap, a type of bunker (golf) Starting Traps, the equipment that racing greyhounds start a race from Trap shooting Triathlon Association of the Philippines, the governing body for the sport in the Philippines
Transportation Trap (car), a secret compartment in an automobile Trap (carriage), a type of horse-drawn carriage Traffic-related air pollution
Other uses Trapping, using a device (a trap) to capture an animal Trapdoor Operation Trap, code name of a large-scale Soviet offensive operation against the Mujahideen supply base of Karkari-Sharshari Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel, a U.S. military term for a rescue mission to retrieve a downed aircraft Training-Repayment-Agreement Provision, a part of an employment bond or contract which stipulates that the cost of on-the-job training will be borne by the employee
See also Ambush Booby trap Sand trap (disambiguation) The Trap (disambiguation) Trapped (disambiguation) Trapper (disambiguation)