The difference between Face and Trap

When used as nouns, face means the front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area, whereas trap means a machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.

When used as verbs, face means to position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something), whereas trap means to physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.


check bellow for the other definitions of Face and Trap

  1. Face as a noun (anatomy):

    The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.

    Examples:

    "The monkey has a pretty face."

  2. Face as a noun:

    One's facial expression.

    Examples:

    "Why the sad face?"

  3. Face as a noun:

    The public image; outward appearance.

    Examples:

    "The face of this company.  nowrap He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment."

  4. Face as a noun:

    The frontal aspect of something.

    Examples:

    "The face of the cliff loomed above them."

  5. Face as a noun (figurative):

    Presence; sight; front.

    Examples:

    "to fly in the face of danger;  nowrap to speak before the face of God"

  6. Face as a noun:

    The directed force of something.

    Examples:

    "They turned to boat into the face of the storm."

  7. Face as a noun:

    Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).

  8. Face as a noun:

    Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.

  9. Face as a noun:

    The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.

    Examples:

    "a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face'"

  10. Face as a noun (geometry):

    Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.

  11. Face as a noun:

    Any surface; especially a front or outer one.

    Examples:

    "Put a big sign on each face of the building that can be seen from the road.  nowrap They climbed the north face of the mountain.  nowrap She wanted to wipe him off the face of the earth."

  12. Face as a noun:

    The numbered dial of a clock or watch, the clock face.

  13. Face as a noun (slang):

    The mouth.

    Examples:

    "Shut your face!  nowrap He's always stuffing his face with chips."

  14. Face as a noun (slang):

    Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.

    Examples:

    "I'll be out in a sec. Just let me put on my face."

  15. Face as a noun (slang, professional wrestling):

    A baby face: a headlining wrestler whose in-ring persona is embodying heroic or virtuous traits.

    Examples:

    "The fans cheered on the face as he made his comeback."

  16. Face as a noun (cricket):

    The front surface of a bat.

  17. Face as a noun (golf):

    The part of a golf club that hits the ball.

  18. Face as a noun (cards):

    The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).

  19. Face as a noun:

    The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.

  20. Face as a noun (typography):

    A typeface.

  21. Face as a noun:

    Mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.

  22. Face as a noun (computing):

    An interface.

  23. Face as a noun:

    The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek McElrath"

  1. Face as a verb (transitive, of a person or animal):

    To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).

    Examples:

    "'Face the sun."

  2. Face as a verb (transitive, of an object):

    To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).

    Examples:

    "Turn the chair so it faces the table."

  3. Face as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.

  4. Face as a verb (transitive):

    To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.

    Examples:

    "I'm going to have to face this sooner or later."

  5. Face as a verb (intransitive):

    To have the front in a certain direction.

    Examples:

    "The bunkers faced north and east, toward Germany."

  6. Face as a verb (transitive):

    To have as an opponent.

  7. Face as a verb (intransitive, cricket):

    To be the batsman on strike.

  8. Face as a verb (obsolete):

    To confront impudently; to bully.

  9. Face as a verb:

    To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.

    Examples:

    "a building faced with marble"

  10. Face as a verb:

    To line near the edge, especially with a different material.

    Examples:

    "to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress"

  11. Face as a verb:

    To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.

  12. Face as a verb (engineering):

    To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.

  1. Trap as a noun:

    A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.

    Examples:

    "I put down some traps in my apartment to try and deal with the mouse problem."

  2. Trap as a noun:

    A trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense; a snare.

    Examples:

    "Unfortunately she fell into the trap of confusing biology with destiny."

  3. Trap as a noun:

    A covering over a hole or opening; a trapdoor.

    Examples:

    "Close the trap, would you, before someone falls and breaks their neck."

  4. Trap as a noun:

    A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the game of trapball

  5. Trap as a noun:

    The game of trapball itself.

  6. Trap as a noun:

    Any device used to hold and suddenly release an object.

    Examples:

    "They shot out of the school gates like greyhounds out of the trap."

  7. Trap as a noun:

    A bend, sag, or other device in a waste-pipe arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents the escape of noxious gases, but permits the flow of liquids.

  8. Trap as a noun:

    A place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air accumulates for lack of an outlet.

  9. Trap as a noun (historical):

    A light two-wheeled carriage with springs.

  10. Trap as a noun (slang):

    A person's mouth.

    Examples:

    "Keep your trap shut''."

  11. Trap as a noun (in the plural):

    Belongings.

  12. Trap as a noun (slang):

    A cubicle (in a public toilet).

    Examples:

    "I've just laid a cable in trap 2 so I'd give it 5 minutes if I were you."

  13. Trap as a noun (sports):

    Trapshooting.

  14. Trap as a noun (computing):

    An exception generated by the processor or by an external event.

  15. Trap as a noun (Australia, slang, historical):

    A mining license inspector during the Australian gold rush.

  16. Trap as a noun (US, slang, informal, African American Vernacular English):

    A vehicle, residential building, or sidewalk corner where drugs are manufactured, packaged, or sold.

  17. Trap as a noun:

    A kind of movable stepladder.

  18. Trap as a noun (slang, informal, chiefly, derogatory, offensive):

    A non-op trans woman or (femininely dressed) transvestite.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Knight"

  19. Trap as a noun (slang, informal, sometimes considered, _, offensive):

    A fictional character from anime, or related media, who is coded as or has qualities typically associated with a gender other than the character's textual gender.

  20. Trap as a noun (music, uncountable):

    A fusion genre of hip-hop and electronic music.

  1. Trap as a verb (transitive):

    To physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.

    Examples:

    "to trap foxes"

  2. Trap as a verb (transitive):

    To ensnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap.

  3. Trap as a verb (transitive):

    To provide with a trap.

    Examples:

    "to trap a drain; to trap a sewer pipe"

  4. Trap as a verb (intransitive):

    To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game

    Examples:

    "trap for beaver"

  5. Trap as a verb (intransitive):

    To leave suddenly, to flee.

  6. Trap as a verb (US, slang, informal, African American Vernacular English, intransitive):

    To sell narcotics, especially in a public area.

  7. Trap as a verb (computing, intransitive):

    To capture (e.g. an error) in order to handle or process it.

  1. Trap as a noun:

    A dark coloured igneous rock, now used to designate any non-volcanic, non-granitic igneous rock; trap rock.

  1. Trap as a verb:

    To dress with ornaments; to adorn (especially said of horses).

  1. Trap as a noun (slang, bodybuilding):

    The trapezius muscle.