It could be a trap, of course, designed to get him where he would be vulnerable and eliminate him.

A rat trap is a trap designed to catch rats.

Spring traps designed for rats are powerful enough to break a rat's neck or spine.

Bibra Lake contains two electric insect traps designed to reduce the number of mosquitoes in the area.

And there's always the chance this is some kind of trap, designed to pull in unsuspecting ships.

For all Petra knew, those postings might be traps designed to catch her getting someone else to help her.

In reality, this was a trap designed to turn people into new parts of Mycroft Ward.

This could turn out to be some kind of trick, a trap designed to catch him in some violation of the law.

The traps designed to surprise the unwary were ingenious.

These weren't particularly nasty traps, designed more to embarrass than to injure.