Meanings
springtrap1
present singular third person springtraps · participle present springtrapping · participle past springtrapped · past springtrapped
- alternativeAlternative form of Springtrap
Springtrap2
present singular third person Springtraps · participle present Springtrapping · participle past Springtrapped · past Springtrapped · alternative springtrap
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of springlock
Origin
From Springtrap, the antagonist of the point-and-click survival horror video game Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (2015); Springtrap is an animatronic suit containing the mummified corpse of a man, William Afton, who was trapped and killed by the suit's spring locks due to a mechanical failure (malfunction).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
springtrap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/springtrap
“springtrap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/springtrap. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “springtrap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/springtrap.
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