| Main Entry: | pitfall |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hazard, trap |
Synonyms: |
booby trap, catch*, danger, deadfall, difficulty, downfall, drawback, entanglement, hook*, mesh*, mousetrap, peril, pit*, quicksand, risk, setup, snag*, snare, swindle*, toil, web |
| Notes: | a pitfall is an unforeseen or unexpected difficulty or disaster - or a trap in the form of a concealed hole; a pratfall is an embarrassing or humiliating mistake, blunder, or mishap - or a fall on the buttocks |
Antonyms: |
advantage, blessing, good luck |
| Main Entry: | booby trap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | concealed trap |
Synonyms: |
ambush, baited trap, deadfall, decoy, hidden danger, land mine, mine, mousetrap, pitfall, set-up, snare, trap, trip wire |
| Main Entry: | clip joint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place that overcharges customers |
Synonyms: |
brace house, bust-out joint, deadfall, flat joint, flat store, gambling house, juice joint, low den, nick joint, snap house, sneak joint, steer joint, wire joint, wolf trap |
| Concept: | [Source of danger.] Pitfall. |
| Category: | 2. Subservience to ends; contingent subservience |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
rocks, reefs, coral reef, sunken rocks, snags; sands, quicksands; syrt, syrtis; Goodwin sands, sandy foundation; slippery ground; breakers, shoals, shallows, bank, shelf, flat, lee shore, ironbound coast; rock ahead, breakers ahead., precipice; maelstrom, volcano; ambush; pitfall, trapdoor; trap (snare)., sword of Damocles; wolf at the door, snake in the grass, death in the pot; latency., ugly customer, dangerous person, le chat qui dort; firebrand, hornet's nest.
-phrases
latet anquis in herba [Vergil]; proximus ardet Ucalegon [Vergil].
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Antonyms: |
refuge |
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