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trapped

The correct spelling is trapped.

How to pronounce trapped

verb

Say it like: Tra-ppe-d

The correct spelling is trapped. To physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap. For example: "to trap foxes"

Usage Examples

to trap foxes

to trap a drain

trap for beaver

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.
  2. 2.To ensnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap.
  3. 3.To provide with a trap.
  4. 4.To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game
  5. 5.To leave suddenly, to flee.

adjective

  1. 1.Caught in a trap

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