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Definition of “entrap”

entrap (ɪnˈtræp Pronunciation for entrap

Definitions

verb

-traps, -trapping, -trapped tr
  1. to catch or snare in or as if in a trap
  2. to lure or trick into danger, difficulty, or embarrassment

Derived Forms

enˈtrapper noun

Example Sentences Including 'entrap'

And the more you rub to get rid of it the more you create little balls of nylon that entrap all the week-old prawns.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
As he now thought of that beautiful, clever enigmatic woman, Sonya, the one who might or might not have been set to entrap and betray him.
Gaskin, Catherine The Ambassador's Women
Even in the bustle of the embassy, a small core of silence and sadness seemed to entrap the Ambassador and his wife.
Gaskin, Catherine The Ambassador's Women
He was every young lady's dream and many had set out to entrap him.
Paula Byrne PERDITA: The Life of Mary Robinson (2004)
McGarry said Alexander had "calculatingly" set up sting operations to entrap men in compromising sexual or ethical situations.
Ottawa Sun (2003)
One day she happened on a newspaper article about a private detective who used call-girls to entrap wayward husbands.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
Sadly, the British way is to bully, restrict and entrap.
Sun, News of the World (2001)

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