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    trap
    /trap/

    noun

    • 1. a device or enclosure designed to catch and retain animals, typically by allowing entry but not exit or by catching hold of a part of the body: "the squirrels ravaged the saplings, despite the baited traps" Similar snarenetcageprison
    • 2. a situation in which people lie in wait to make a surprise attack: "we were fed false information by a double agent and walked straight into a trap" Similar ambushluredecoybait

    verb

    • 1. catch (an animal) in a trap. Similar confinecatchcut offcorner

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  2. Meaning of trapped in English. trapped. Add to word list. past simple and past participle of trap. (Definition of trapped from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of trapped. trapped.

  3. The meaning of TRAP is a device for taking game or other animals; especially : one that holds by springing shut suddenly. How to use trap in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Trap.

  4. Trapped definition: caught in or as if in a trap or by a ruse, trick, or stratagem. See examples of TRAPPED used in a sentence.

  5. Jun 2, 2024 · 6 meanings: 1. (of an animal) caught in a trap 2. unable to move or escape as a result of obstruction 3. unable to escape, as.... Click for more definitions.

  6. Definitions of trapped. adjective. forced to turn and face attackers. “like a trapped animal”. synonyms: at bay, cornered, treed. unfree. hampered and not free; not able to act at will. Pronunciation.

  7. He did not want to "be trapped in one side of opinions," he explained. From The Atlantic. After the earthquake, relatives of students trapped at the school said they received cellphone calls from the students. From Washington Post.

  8. 1. A contrivance for catching and holding animals, as a concealed pit or a clamplike device that springs shut suddenly. 2. A stratagem for catching or tricking an unwary person. 3. A confining or undesirable circumstance from which escape or relief is difficult: fell into poverty's trap. 4.

  9. a dangerous or unpleasant situation which you have got into and from which it is difficult or impossible to escape: The undercover agents went to the rendezvous knowing that it might be a trap. fall into a trap She's too smart to fall into the trap of working without pay. Fewer examples.

  10. to catch in or as if in a trap: [~ + object] to trap beavers for their fur. [ no object ] They hunted and trapped for several years. to catch by a trick: [ ~ + object ] The police trapped the killer.

  11. 1. If you feel trapped, you are in an unpleasant situation in which you lack freedom, and you feel you cannot escape from it. [...] 2. See also trap. More. Synonyms of 'trapped' • caught, cornered, snared, ensnared [...] • tricked, deceived, duped, beguiled [...] More. Collocations with 'trapped' trapped air trapped animal trapped gas More.

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