rattrap

noun

ˈra(t)-ˌtrap How to pronounce rattrap (audio)
Definition of rattrapnext
as in predicament
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape although the military invasion had been a breeze, the nation soon found itself caught in a rattrap with no clear escape route

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  1. predicament
  2. pickle
  3. dilemma
  4. hole
  5. bind
  6. swamp
  7. corner
Noun
  • The confusion over Everton’s managerial situation has been unhelpful given the team’s predicament.
    Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The widespread indifference to the Uyghurs’ predicament exposes double standards, not only among today’s prevailing political ideologies, but also within the international politics of human rights.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of predicament
Noun
  • Leftover charcuterie is a bit of a challenge, with items as diverse as fig jam or Jamón Ibérico and a vast spread of about six categories (carbs, meat, cheese, spreads, pickles, and nuts).
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The restaurant serves chili on burgers — which come in single, double and triple patty options, each with tomatoes, pickles, onions and mustard.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of pickle
Noun
  • That dilemma will challenge Rubio, who has frequently criticized the Biden administration as too accommodating to Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, and too lenient in its policies toward Cuba.
    Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Consider this dilemma: someone has an old home in a high-price area and is considering adding a bathroom to the home.
    Cicely Jones, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of dilemma
Noun
  • The pieces vary in size and shape; a few have small holes cut in them.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Some holes can’t be filled, and no writer, no matter how skilled, can return their subject to anything truly resembling life.
    Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of hole
Noun
  • The city put itself in a bind by increasing rank-and-file police officer wages without providing comparable increases to supervisory ranks, Vallelong said.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Sensing the Heat is in a bind, other teams have presented Miami with unappealing offers.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of bind
Noun
  • The footprints took the deputies through a field, a wooded area and then to the edge of a swamp.
    David Chiu, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • And this is the conundrum that every would be drainer of swamps must face.
    Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of swamp
Noun
  • At the Fred Meyer at the corner of Franklin Road and Orchard Street in Boise, another sign explained the situation to shoppers.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The police shooting happened around the corner from where a 57-year-old woman was shot by a stray bullet earlier Friday, cops said.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of corner
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