entrap | ||
1. | [ verb ] take or catch as if in a snare or trap | |
Synonyms: | set_up frame ensnare | |
Examples: | "I was set up!" "The innocent man was framed by the police" |
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Related terms: | deceive frame-up | |
2. | [ verb ] catch in or as if in a trap | |
Synonyms: | trap snare trammel ensnare | |
Examples: | "The men trap foxes" |
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Related terms: | capture gin hunt trap trapper | |
Similar spelling: |
entropy entreat entrant entrain enthral enteral entrepot entreaty entrance entrails enthrall Enhydra entry enter Ender entranced entr'acte endurance endurable entree Endres |