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
entrapped
simple past tense and past participle of entrap
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 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
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