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VERB (2)

1. take or catch as if in a snare or trap;
- Example: "I was set up!"
- Example: "The innocent man was framed by the police"
[syn: ensnare, entrap, frame, set up]

2. catch in or as if in a trap;
- Example: "The men trap foxes"
[syn: trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Entrap \En*trap"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entrapped; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Entrapping.] [Pref. en- + trap: cf. OF. entraper.]
   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.
   [1913 Webster]

         A golden mesh, to entrap the hearts of men. --Shak.

   Syn: To insnare; inveigle; tangle; decoy; entangle.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

entrap
    v 1: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!";
         "The innocent man was framed by the police" [syn:
         ensnare, entrap, frame, set up]
    2: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn:
       trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel]