Thesaurus: entrap

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1. v. t. 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.
2. v. take or catch as if in a snare or trap
3. v. catch in or as if in a trap
4. 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.
5. To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap,by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch orinvolve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by the devices of evilmen.A golden mesh, to entrap the hearts of men. Shak.
6. v:100 v take or catch as if in a snare or trap v catch in or as if in a trap