RATTRAP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A trap for catching rats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rattrap" is a kind of...):

trap (a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned)

Meaning:

Filthy run-down dilapidated housing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rattrap" is a kind of...):

housing; living accommodations; lodging (structures collectively in which people are housed)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Meaning:

A difficult entangling situation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("rattrap" is a kind of...):

difficulty (a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome)