trap play trap net • trap screw · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · trap play · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 9 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated. Synonyms: mousetrap, trap play. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · mousetrap · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 l latin small letter l U+006C p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079