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Trap

trap

Trap definitions
verb
traps trapping trapped trap
  1. catch (an animal) in a trap
    confine catch cut off corner pin down drive into a corner pen hem in close in shut in hedge in imprison hold captive
    • prevent (someone) from escaping from a place

      "twenty workers were trapped by flames"

    • have (something, typically a part of the body) held tightly by something so that it cannot be freed

      "he had trapped his finger in a spring-loaded hinge"

    • bring (the ball) under control with the foot or other part of the body on receiving it

      "the ball bounced near Scott and he trapped it with his left foot"

  2. trick or deceive (someone) into doing something contrary to their interests or intentions

    "I hoped to trap him into an admission"