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🪤trap

verb
/træp/
transverse trappings

Meaning

to catch or hold something or someone so they cannot escape
a device or enclosure designed to catch and retain animals, or a situation from which it is difficult to escape

Example Sentences

The fox was trapped in a cage.

The mouse was caught in the trap overnight.

Example Expressions

fall into a trap

Synonyms

catch, ensnare, imprison, capture, confine, snare, pitfall, ambush
Entry 1
catch, ensnare, imprison, capture, confine
Entry 2
snare, catch, pitfall, ambush

Antonyms

free, release, liberate, freedom, escape
Entry 1
free, release, liberate
Entry 2
freedom, escape, release

Collocations

set a trap, mouse trap, fall into a trap, trap animal
Entry 1
set a trap, mouse trap, fall into a trap, trap animal
Entry 2
mouse trap, set a trap, fall into a trap

More Example Sentences

We were sharp enough to avoid the trap.

Algorithm-driven news feeds can trap us in information bubbles.

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