16
trap(noun, trick, deception, source, con)
10
snare(noun, trick, deception, trap, bomb)
8
booby trap(noun, expression, idiom, trap, source)
8
pit(noun, informal, trap, hazard)
7
hazard(noun, uncertainty, risk, danger, exposure)
7
peril(noun, uncertainty, trap, risk, hazard)
6
decoy(noun, trick, deception, trap, bomb)
6
catch(noun, weakness, informal, fault, trap)
6
danger(noun, trap, risk, hazard, snag)
6
difficulty(noun, trap, hazard)
6
gin(noun, deception)
6
snag(noun, informal, trap, hazard)
5
ambush(noun, position, trick, deception, trap)
5
mousetrap(noun, trap, bomb, hazard, mine)
5
quicksand(noun, trap, hazard)
5
risk(noun, uncertainty, trap, hazard, exposure)
4
deadfall(noun, trap, bomb, hazard, mine)
4
entanglement(noun, trap, hazard)
4
flaw
4
mine(noun, deception, trap, bomb)
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