trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
(verb) catch in or as if in a trap; “The men trap foxes”
ensnare, entrap, frame, set up
(verb) take or catch as if in a snare or trap; “I was set up!”; “The innocent man was framed by the police”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
entrap (third-person singular simple present entraps, present participle entrapping, simple past and past participle entrapped)
(transitive) To catch in a trap or snare.
(transitive) To lure (someone), either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act.
Entrap is a more intense form of trap: see en-.
• betrap
• -pteran, Parten, arpent, enrapt, panter, parent, trepan
Source: Wiktionary
En*trap", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entrapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Entrapping.] Etym: [Pref. en- + trap: cf. OF. entraper.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
