Entrap — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

take or catch as if in a snare or trap

catch in or as if in a trap

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛntɹˈæp/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛntɹˈap/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛntɹˈap/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛntɹˈæp/.

Examples

I was set up!
The innocent man was framed by the police
The men trap foxes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

snare set up ensnare frame trammel trap

Parts of Speech

verb	take or catch as if in a snare or trap “I was set up!”
verb	catch in or as if in a trap “The men trap foxes”

Word Forms

entrapment	noun	a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials
setup	noun	an act that incriminates someone on a false charge
trap	noun	a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
trapper	noun	someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
snare	noun	a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
snarer	noun	someone who sets snares for birds or small animals

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einfangen

nehmen oder fangen wie in einer Schlinge oder Falle

🇫🇷French

prendre au piège

prendre ou attraper comme dans un piège ou un piège

🇪🇸Spanish

entrampar

tomar o atrapar como si estuviera en una trampa o trampa

🇮🇹Italian

intrappolare

prendere o catturare come in una trappola o in una trappola

🇳🇱Dutch

in de val lokken

nemen of vangen alsof je in een strik of val zit

🇵🇹Portuguese

armadilha

pegar ou pegar como se estivesse em uma armadilha ou armadilha

🇷🇺Russian

заманивать в ловушку

взять или поймать, как в силок или капкан

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फंदे में फंसना

ऐसे पकड़ना या पकड़ना जैसे किसी फंदे या फंदे में फँसा हो

🇧🇩Bengali

ফাঁদ

একটি ফাঁদ বা ফাঁদে যেমন ধরা বা ধরা

🇮🇳Tamil

பொறி

ஒரு கண்ணி அல்லது பொறியில் இருப்பது போல் எடுக்கவும் அல்லது பிடிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిక్కు

వల లేదా ఉచ్చులో ఉన్నట్లుగా తీసుకోండి లేదా పట్టుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अडकवणे

एखाद्या सापळ्यात किंवा सापळ्यात असल्यासारखे घ्या किंवा पकडा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફસાવવું

લો અથવા પકડો જાણે ફાંદા અથવા જાળમાં હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಸು

ಬಲೆ ಅಥವಾ ಬಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವಂತೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಡಿಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എൻട്രാപ്പ്

ഒരു കെണിയിലോ കെണിയിലോ ഉള്ളതുപോലെ എടുക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പിടിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਸਾਉਣਾ

ਲਓ ਜਾਂ ਫੜੋ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਕਿਸੇ ਫੰਦੇ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਲ ਵਿਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھنسنا

پکڑو یا پکڑو جیسے پھندے یا جال میں ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

诱捕

如同陷入网罗或陷阱一样抓住或抓住

🇯🇵Japanese

罠にかける

わなやわなにかかったように取る、または捕まえる

🇰🇷Korean

함정에 빠뜨리다

마치 올무나 함정에 걸린 것처럼 잡거나 붙잡는다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bẫy

lấy hoặc bắt như thể đang ở trong bẫy hoặc bẫy

🇹🇭Thai

ดักจับ

จับหรือจับเหมือนอยู่ในบ่วงหรือกับดัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

memikat

mengambil atau menangkap seolah-olah dalam jerat atau jebakan

🇵🇭Filipino

bitag

kunin o hulihin na parang nasa silo o bitag

🇲🇾Malay

memerangkap

mengambil atau menangkap seolah-olah dalam jerat atau perangkap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فخ

خذ أو أمسك كما لو كان في فخ أو فخ

🇮🇷Persian

به دام انداختن

بگیر یا بگیر که انگار در دام یا تله افتاده

🇹🇷Turkish

tuzağa düşürmek

sanki bir tuzağa ya da tuzağa düşmüş gibi al ya da yakala

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִלְכּוֹד

לקחת או לתפוס כאילו במלכודת או במלכודת

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The primary meaning of 'entrap' is 'take or catch as if in a snare or trap'.

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Using 'entrap' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'entrap' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'entrap' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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