ENTRAP (entrapped, entrapping)

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does entrap mean? 

• ENTRAP (verb)
  The verb ENTRAP has 2 senses:

1. take or catch as if in a snare or trap
2. catch in or as if in a trap

  Familiarity information: ENTRAP used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENTRAP (verb)

Meaning:

Take or catch as if in a snare or trap

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

ensnare; entrap; frame; set up

Context examples:

I was set up! / The innocent man was framed by the police

Hypernyms (to "entrap" is one way to...):

cozen; deceive; delude; lead on (be false to; be dishonest with)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They want to entrap the prisoners

Meaning:

Catch in or as if in a trap

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

snare; trammel; ensnare; entrap; trap

Context example:

The men trap foxes

Hypernyms (to "entrap" is one way to...):

capture; catch (capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping)

Domain category:

hunt; hunting (the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "entrap"):

gin (trap with a snare)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something