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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 ]
entrapping
See entrap
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
entrapping
vb.
(present participle of en entrap nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
entrapping
vb.
(present participle of en entrap nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
entrapping
vb.
(present participle of en entrap nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
entrapping
vb.
(present participle of en entrap nocat=1)
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
entrapping /ɛntɹˈapɪŋ/
in die Falle lockend
Synonym: trapping
see: trap, entrap, trapped, entrapped
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
entrapping /ɛntɹˈapɪŋ/
fangend, einfangend
Synonym: trapping
see: trap, entrap, trapped, entrapped, traps, entraps, trapped, entrapped
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
entrapping /ɛntɹˈapɪŋ/
fangend
Synonym: ensnaring
see: entrap sb./sth., ensnare sb./sth., entrapped, ensnared
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