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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Entrap \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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A golden mesh, to entrap the hearts of men. --Shak.
  
     Syn: To insnare; inveigle; tangle; decoy; entangle.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Entrap \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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  entrap
       v 1: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!";
            "The innocent man was framed by the police" [syn: ensnare,
             frame, set up]
       2: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: trap,
           snare, ensnare, trammel]
       [also: entrapping, entrapped]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  entrapped
       See entrap

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  entrapped
     vb.
     (infl of en entrap  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  entrapped
     vb.
     (infl of en entrap  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  entrapped
     vb.
     (infl of en entrap  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  entrapped
     vb.
     (infl of en entrap  ed-form)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Entrapped /ɛntɹˈapt/
  محاصر