Meaning of ENTRAP
| Pronunciation: | | en'trap
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- [v] catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
- [v] take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"
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| | Synonyms: | | ensnare, ensnare, frame, set up, snare, trammel, trap |
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| | See Also: | | capture, catch, cozen, deceive, delude, gin, lead on | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \En*trap"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entrapped}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Entrapping}.] [Pref. en- + trap: cf. OF. entraper.]
To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a
trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses;
to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by
the devices of evil men.
A golden mesh, to entrap the hearts of men. --Shak.
Syn: To insnare; inveigle; tangle; decoy; entangle.
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| | Related Terms: | | allure, bag, bait, bait the hook, birdlime, burden, catch, catch out, catch up, cramp, cripple, cumber, decoy, embarrass, encumber, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, entice, entoil, entrammel, entwine, enweb, fetter, foul, gin, hamper, hamstring, handicap, harpoon, hobble, hook, hook in, impede, inveigle, involve, lame, land, lasso, lead, lime, lumber, lure, mesh, nail, net, noose, press down, rope, sack, saddle with, shackle, snag, snare, snarl, sniggle, spear, spread the toils, take, tangle, tangle up with, toil, toll, trammel, trap, trip, weigh down, wind |
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