'Pitfall' definitions:
Definition of 'pitfall'
(from WordNet)
noun
An unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty [syn: pitfall, booby trap]
noun
A trap in the form of a concealed hole [syn: pit, pitfall]
Definition of 'Pitfall'
From: GCIDE
- Pitfall \Pit"fall`\, n. A pit deceitfully covered to entrap wild beasts or men; a trap of any kind. --Sir T. North. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pitfall'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bait,
- baited trap,
- booby trap,
- catch,
- cobweb,
- coral heads,
- danger,
- deadfall,
- deathtrap,
- decoy,
- difficulty,
- Dionaea,
- entanglement,
- firetrap,
- flytrap,
- gin,
- hazard,
- ironbound coast,
- ledges,
- lee shore,
- lure,
- meshes,
- mine,
- mole trap,
- mousetrap,
- peril,
- pit,
- quicksands,
- rattrap,
- risk,
- rockbound coast,
- rocks,
- sandbank,
- sandbar,
- sands,
- set gun,
- shallows,
- shoals,
- snag,
- snare,
- spring gun,
- springe,
- toils,
- trap,
- trapfall,
- undercurrent,
- undertow,
- web