A covered or concealed hole serving as a trap for a wild animal or an enemy; = pitfall, n. 3.

A (usually concealed) pit into which animals, etc., may fall, esp. one constructed as a trap.

A trap consisting of a trapdoor or covering over a pit or cellar arranged so as to give way beneath the feet. Also figurative.

a deep pit in which beasts are trapped; also figurative.

a ditch dug as a pitfall.

= sense 5b.

(a) a box sunk in the ground as a trap for catching rabbits (now rare); †(b) a depression in a drain, in which water lies and prevents the escape…

Any of various types of trap designed to kill or capture prey by falling on or over the animal; esp. a deadfall (deadfall, n. 1a). Now rare.

A trap for game consisting of two converging hedges in the form of the letter V, with a pit at the angle, into which the game is driven.

A North American Indian trap for buffalo, consisting of a natural or artificial canyon leading to a steep drop, over which large numbers of buffalo…