Phrase guide

lobster pot

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A trap used to catch lobsters, resembling a crate with a small opening that a lobster can enter but has trouble exiting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lobster trap

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of lobster-tailed pot (“kind of helmet”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: lobster-tailed pot

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lobster, pot: a pot for cooking a lobster in.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

trap for catching lobsters

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: trap

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: llagostera — a trap used to catch lobsters
  • Finnish: hummerimerta — a trap used to catch lobsters
  • French: nasse — a trap used to catch lobsters
  • French: casier à homard — a trap used to catch lobsters
  • German: Hummerfalle — a trap used to catch lobsters
  • Italian: nassa — a trap used to catch lobsters
  • Māori: tāruke — a trap used to catch lobsters
  • Norwegian: teine — a trap used to catch lobsters
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: teine — a trap used to catch lobsters
  • Polish: więcierz do połowu homarów — a trap used to catch lobsters
  • Spanish: nasa — a trap used to catch lobsters
  • Swedish: hummertina — a trap used to catch lobsters
  • Swedish: tina — a trap used to catch lobsters
  • Turkish: pinter — a trap used to catch lobsters