to entrap

Examples

• All

• Marius was pushing Beryorics to the northwest in an attempt to entrap the Germans along the Alps.

• You wouldn't be trying to entrap me, would you?

  Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

• Chief and I could figure out a way to entrap him.

  Odd Thomas (2013)

• Our enemies are the demons who entrap them and who seek to entrap us.

  Blog text (24)

• The more I twist and struggle, the more I entrap myself.

  Fiction book (1995)

• You're trying to entrap me into a relationship.

  The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

• I wonder if the FBI is trying to entrap me, Jake, or Julian.

  Razors: The Return of Jack the Ripper (2016)

• Do you want me then to deceive and entrap you?

  Great Expectations (1946)

• First, he entraps Frate Timoteo into the conspiracy with a bribe.

  Academic text (1996)

• Traffickers use a variety of ruses to entrap their victims.

Synonyms

T

to trap

vsto entrap

919 2.6

To catch and hold someone or something so they cannot leave

often stresses deliberate trickery rather than just physical capture

C

to capture

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884 2.8

To catch and take control of someone or something after a chase

depends on trickery or making escape hard rather than on force or pursuit

E

to entangle

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24 6.3

Involve someone in a difficult situation they cannot easily get out of

implies deliberate deception or physical restraint rather than mere involvement

S

to snare

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18 5.6

To catch something, often by using a trap or a trick

focuses more on trickery and making escape difficult

B

to bait

vsto entrap

18 3.2

To use something to lure a person, animal or fish into a trap

is more general not limited to using a specific lure

E

to ensnare

vsto entrap

13 7.7

To trap someone or something, often by a trick when they are in a difficult situation

is the same idea focusing on deliberate trickery to prevent escape

E

to enmesh

vsto entrap

9 7.8

To catch something in a net or a difficult situation

involves deliberate trickery to cause capture rather than simple entanglement

D

to decoy

vsto entrap

3 6.1

To trick someone into a trap or danger

relies on trickery more generally rather than on a specific false target

E

to ensnarl

vsto entrap

1 9.3

To catch something in a net or trap so it cannot move

focuses more on tricking and preventing escape than mere entanglement

S

to springe

vsto entrap

• Archaic

9.9

To catch animals or people with a snare

is broader covering trickery beyond using such specific devices

Antonyms

R

to release

∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

How Trapped

to entrap

8 7.2

to ensnare

13 7.7

to snare

18 5.6

trap

752 2.0

to catch

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology