attrap (third-person singular simple present attraps, present participle attrapping, simple past and past participle attrapped)
(transitive) To entrap; to ensnare.
attrap (third-person singular simple present attraps, present participle attrapping, simple past and past participle attrapped)
(transitive, obsolete) To adorn with trappings; to dress or array.
Source: Wiktionary
At*trap", v. t. Etym: [F. attraper to catch; Ă (L. ad) + trappe trap. See Trap (for taking game).]
Definition: To entrap; to insnare. [Obs.] Grafton.
At*trap", v. t. Etym: [Pref. ad + trap to adorn.]
Definition: To adorn with trapping; to array. [Obs.] Shall your horse be attrapped . . . more richly Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
