Entrap - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪnˈtræp|  American pronunciation of the word entrap
Brit.  |ɪnˈtræp|  British pronunciation of the word entrap

verb

- take or catch as if in a snare or trap (syn: ensnare, frame, set up)
- catch in or as if in a trap (syn: ensnare, snare, trammel, trap)

Extra examples

We used the net to entrap a school of fish.

The air bubbles were entrapped in ice.

She felt that she was entrapped in an unhappy marriage.

He felt that she was trying to entrap him.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: entrap
he/she/it: entraps
present participle: entrapping
past tense: entrapped
past participle: entrapped
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