entrap
en·trap
transitive verb \in-ˈtrap, en-\Definition of ENTRAP
1
: to catch in or as if in a trap
2
: to lure into a compromising statement or act
Examples of ENTRAP
- We used the net to entrap a school of fish.
- The air bubbles were entrapped in ice.
- She felt that she was entrapped in an unhappy marriage.
Origin of ENTRAP
Middle French entraper, from en- + trape trap
First Known Use: 1534
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Rhymes with ENTRAP
ASCAP, backslap, backwrap, bitmap, blackcap, bootstrap, burlap, Carnap, catnap, cell sap, claptrap, death cap, death trap, dunce cap, dognap, earflap, enwrap, firetrap, foolscap, gelcap, gift wrap, gun lap, heeltap, hubcap, ice cap, jockstrap, kidnap, kneecap, lagniappe, light trap, livetrap, love tap, madcap, mantrap, mayhap, mishap, mobcap, mousetrap, mud flap, nightcap, on tap, pace lap, pinesap, rattrap, recap, redcap, remap, riprap, road map, root cap, sand trap, shiplap, shrink-wrap, skullcap, skycap, snowcap, spark gap, speed trap, steel-trap, stopgap, toe cap, unsnap, unstrap, unwrap, watch cap, whitecap, wind gap, winesap, wiretap, word wrap
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