Entrap

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To catch in or as if in a trap.
  • v. To lure into danger, difficulty, or a compromising situation. See Synonyms at catch.
  • v. To lure into performing a previously or otherwise uncontemplated illegal act.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To catch something in a trap or snare.
  • v. To lure someone, either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To catch, as in a trap; insnare; hence, to catch by artifice; involve in difficulties or distresses; entangle; catch or involve in contradictions.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. take or catch as if in a snare or trap
  • v. catch in or as if in a trap
  • Verb Form
    entrapped    entrapping    entraps   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    deceive    cozen    delude    lead on   
    Variant
    entrapping    entrapped   
    Form
    entrapment   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    entangle    inveigle    insnare    decoy    tangle    tra   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    App    Capp    Jap    Lapp    Papp    Trapp    Yap    app    cap    chap