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Meanings of
entrap
in English
Catalan
travar
Spanish
pescar
Back to the meaning
Catch in or as if in a trap.
trap
snare
ensnare
trammel
Catalan
travar
Spanish
pillar
Back to the meaning
Take or catch as if in a snare or trap.
frame
set up
Spanish
pillar
Usage of
entrap
in English
1
He accuses the US law enforcement agency of trying to
entrap
him.
2
So there I was, sitting outside his house, waiting to
entrap
him.
3
She was not prepared to betray the one, and
entrap
the other.
4
She would weave her web right skilfully to
entrap
his unsuspecting steps.
5
We left Lafayette at Williamsburg, disappointed at the failure to
entrap
Arnold.
6
We never know what device these rascals may adopt to
entrap
us.
7
To hear others lying, denotes that they are seeking to
entrap
you.
8
The Indians of the Orinoco also
entrap
fish in other ways.
9
Resent the people trying to
entrap
your body and it can be destroyed.
10
You may trust me: I am not trying to
entrap
you.
11
There goes the exquisitely pretty young maiden Florrel to
entrap
her first lover.
12
The Evil One is lying in wait, ready to
entrap
you.
13
He knows a hundred ingenious tricks to
entrap
the most obdurate.
14
He's actually using a missile launcher to try to
entrap
the bad guys.
15
He made no plans to encourage himself, nor schemes to
entrap
the girl.
16
There was not an Englishman of them all cunning enough to
entrap
him.
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entrap
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
entrap men
entrap people
entrap the deer
entrap unwary
entrap a fly
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Translations for
entrap
Catalan
travar
Spanish
pescar
entrampar
cazar
atrapar
coger
pillar
tender una trampa
acorralar
Entrap
through the time
Entrap
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common