Entrap

/ɪnˈtɹæp/

Synonyms for "entrap" (115 found)

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Closest matches (23)

Verb(6 words)

ensnare snare trap bait betrap capture

allure ambush bag baitbait the hookbetray birdlime burden catchcatch outcatch upcramp cripple

Noun(4 words)

baiting bog clathrate corral

Strong matches (35)

cumber decoy embarrass encumber enmesh ensnare ensnarl entangle entice entoil entrammel entwine enweb fetter foul gin hamper hamstring handicap harpoon

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hobble hookhook inimpede implicate inveigle involve lame

Verb(5 words)

deceive ensnared ensnares frame framed

Noun(2 words)

ensnaring frames

Related words (57)

land lasso leadlead onlime lumber lure mesh mire nail net noosepress downrope sacksaddle withseduce shackle snag snare

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snarl sniggle spearspread the toilstake tangletangle up withtempt toil toll trammel trap tripweigh downwind

Verb(7 words)

lure miredset upsnared trammel trammeled trapped

Noun(15 words)

mires miring netter nooses quag rattraps shanghais snares snaring stings trammelling trapping traps tricks webs

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries

capture catch cozen deceive deception deludelead onmanipulation trap

More specific

6 entries

baitingbooby trapenticement pitfall sting tripwire

Collocations

5 entries

criminal entrapmententrapment by deceptionentrapment doctrinelawful entrapmentpolice entrapment

Inflections

3 entries

entraped entrapping entraps

Derivations

1 entries

entrapment

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The cops were trying to entrap Tom.

Source: tatoeba (12272813)

Are you trying to entrap me?

Source: tatoeba (12272814)

Then noble ſouldiers to intrap these theeues […] We haue our Cammels laden al with gold: Which you that be but common ſouldiers, Shall fling in euery corner of the field: And while the baſe borne Tartars take it vp, You […] Shall maſſacre those greedie minded ſlaues.

Source: wiktionary

He goes home to complain to his father, and the two of them decide on a plan to entrap Enkidu.

Source: wiktionary

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