bear trapn.

Brit.

/ˈbɛː trap/, U.S.

/ˈbɛr ˌtræp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bear n.¹, trap n.¹

Etymology: < bear n.¹ + trap n.¹With sense 2 compare bear n.¹ 11.

1. A trap designed to catch bears; esp. one constructed of a pair of metal jaws which snap shut around the leg.In quot. 1771 with reference to a Roman amphitheatre where bears were hunted for entertainment.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > trap or snare > [noun] > trap for other animals

wolf pen1647

otter trap1659

marten trap1743

bear trap1771

sable-trap1784

coyote getter1961

1771 ‘Muscipula Sen.’ Curious Remarks Hist. Manch. 46 There cannot be a Bear hunted in a Place a little more than half a Lancashire Acre. But is there no Hole to creep out of this Bear-trap?

1784 J. Belknap Belknap Papers (1877) II. 188 We saw..abundance of sable-traps, and one bear-trap.

1887 Overland Monthly July 36/2 They set long lines of steel traps... The traps ranged in sizes from number 1 to 4, excepting two bear traps, one of which weighed nearly fifty pounds.

1913 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 55/2 The cry that rose in Robert's throat was strangled by the grip of two viselike hands that closed upon his windpipe with the force of a beartrap.

1997 B. Morrow Giovanni's Gift ii. 118 ‘What's this?’ I asked, pointing to a great zero of heavy iron, a mammoth contraption with rusted jaws and teeth, to which she answered without a moment's thought, ‘A bear trap’.

2011 Independent 6 Aug. 6/5 Many of the team members had been taught how to use guns and bear traps.

2. Stock Market. A situation in which a rising price trend misleadingly appears to have been reversed, or it is wrongly believed that shares will not fall any further.Cf. bull trap n. at bull n.¹ Additions.

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1821 Imperial Weekly Gaz. & Westm. Jrnl. 8 Dec. The French Funds have, it is added, fallen at Paris 5 per cent. It however is we believe, pretty justly considered as nothing more than a Bear Trap.

1920 Washington Post 15 Feb. 20/1 It got up close to 40 today, a gain of 17 points from its recent low. It proved expectations of a bear trap to have been correct.

2008 Financial Times 12 July 27/2 This week's reversal echoes price action in June when a fall in oil prices proved a bear trap following the ECB's surprise warning that it would raise interest rates.

3. figurative. Anything likened to a trap for bears, typically with respect to its powerful or immovable grip; esp. an inescapable predicament, a painful constraint or obstruction.In quot. 1886, referring to the Stock Market, but not in sense 2.

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1886 Daily News 6 Jan. 2/2 Caught in another bear-trap, like that in which London operators were caught last spring, the latter are not eager buyers of the option.

1920 Polit. Sci. Q. 35 31 Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin agreed that profiteering was a national menace and declared that the Attorney General was ‘setting a few mousetraps around the country when he ought to be setting beartraps’ to catch the big profiteers.

1960 Financial Times 19 May 9/8 The very word ‘par’, as describing their [sc. the Canadian and U.S. dollar] relation, he said, is ‘a psychological bear-trap’.

1994 NeWest Rev. Oct. 26/3 Long after the details of her cases have been forgotten, we remember the fascinating schizophrenia of Jane Marple's proper spinsterhood versus her relentless beartrap of a mind.

4. Cycling. A type of bicycle pedal reminiscent in shape of an open bear trap. Also more fully as bear trap pedal.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > parts and equipment of cycles > pedals and parts

pedal1845

grip treadle1881

toe-strap1884

grip-pedal1885

rat trap1887

treadle1887

toe-clip1895

bear trap1984

1984 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 15 June b8 (advt.) Our number 1, high tech race bike. It features..bear trap pedals and power disk.

1986 Bicycle July 4/4 Sealed bear-traps..hold my feet to the pedals without having to look for fiddley mini-clips.

1990 Mountain Biker Sept. 84/2 The pedals are light bear-traps.

2005 Cycling Plus Apr. 47/2 The move from riding in trainers to clipless pedals should be a step-by-step progression. Pedals with a bear trap outer and an SPD inner will build confidence.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bear trap
释义	bear trapn. Brit. /ˈbɛː trap/, U.S. /ˈbɛr ˌtræp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bear n.¹, trap n.¹ Etymology: < bear n.¹ + trap n.¹With sense 2 compare bear n.¹ 11. 1. A trap designed to catch bears; esp. one constructed of a pair of metal jaws which snap shut around the leg.In quot. 1771 with reference to a Roman amphitheatre where bears were hunted for entertainment. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > trap or snare > [noun] > trap for other animals wolf pen1647 otter trap1659 marten trap1743 bear trap1771 sable-trap1784 coyote getter1961 1771 ‘Muscipula Sen.’ Curious Remarks Hist. Manch. 46 There cannot be a Bear hunted in a Place a little more than half a Lancashire Acre. But is there no Hole to creep out of this Bear-trap? 1784 J. Belknap Belknap Papers (1877) II. 188 We saw..abundance of sable-traps, and one bear-trap. 1887 Overland Monthly July 36/2 They set long lines of steel traps... The traps ranged in sizes from number 1 to 4, excepting two bear traps, one of which weighed nearly fifty pounds. 1913 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 55/2 The cry that rose in Robert's throat was strangled by the grip of two viselike hands that closed upon his windpipe with the force of a beartrap. 1997 B. Morrow Giovanni's Gift ii. 118 ‘What's this?’ I asked, pointing to a great zero of heavy iron, a mammoth contraption with rusted jaws and teeth, to which she answered without a moment's thought, ‘A bear trap’. 2011 Independent 6 Aug. 6/5 Many of the team members had been taught how to use guns and bear traps. 2. Stock Market. A situation in which a rising price trend misleadingly appears to have been reversed, or it is wrongly believed that shares will not fall any further.Cf. bull trap n. at bull n.¹ Additions. ΚΠ 1821 Imperial Weekly Gaz. & Westm. Jrnl. 8 Dec. The French Funds have, it is added, fallen at Paris 5 per cent. It however is we believe, pretty justly considered as nothing more than a Bear Trap. 1920 Washington Post 15 Feb. 20/1 It got up close to 40 today, a gain of 17 points from its recent low. It proved expectations of a bear trap to have been correct. 2008 Financial Times 12 July 27/2 This week's reversal echoes price action in June when a fall in oil prices proved a bear trap following the ECB's surprise warning that it would raise interest rates. 3. figurative. Anything likened to a trap for bears, typically with respect to its powerful or immovable grip; esp. an inescapable predicament, a painful constraint or obstruction.In quot. 1886, referring to the Stock Market, but not in sense 2. ΚΠ 1886 Daily News 6 Jan. 2/2 Caught in another bear-trap, like that in which London operators were caught last spring, the latter are not eager buyers of the option. 1920 Polit. Sci. Q. 35 31 Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin agreed that profiteering was a national menace and declared that the Attorney General was ‘setting a few mousetraps around the country when he ought to be setting beartraps’ to catch the big profiteers. 1960 Financial Times 19 May 9/8 The very word ‘par’, as describing their [sc. the Canadian and U.S. dollar] relation, he said, is ‘a psychological bear-trap’. 1994 NeWest Rev. Oct. 26/3 Long after the details of her cases have been forgotten, we remember the fascinating schizophrenia of Jane Marple's proper spinsterhood versus her relentless beartrap of a mind. 4. Cycling. A type of bicycle pedal reminiscent in shape of an open bear trap. Also more fully as bear trap pedal. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > parts and equipment of cycles > pedals and parts pedal1845 grip treadle1881 toe-strap1884 grip-pedal1885 rat trap1887 treadle1887 toe-clip1895 bear trap1984 1984 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 15 June b8 (advt.) Our number 1, high tech race bike. It features..bear trap pedals and power disk. 1986 Bicycle July 4/4 Sealed bear-traps..hold my feet to the pedals without having to look for fiddley mini-clips. 1990 Mountain Biker Sept. 84/2 The pedals are light bear-traps. 2005 Cycling Plus Apr. 47/2 The move from riding in trainers to clipless pedals should be a step-by-step progression. Pedals with a bear trap outer and an SPD inner will build confidence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1771
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