ENTRAPS

Verb

entraps

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of entrap

Anagrams

• Napster, Partens, arpents, panters, parents, pastern, persant, trepans

Source: Wiktionary


ENTRAP

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



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