entrap

  • 21entrap — en|trap [ ın træp ] verb transitive to put someone in a dangerous situation that is difficult to escape from a. to trick someone into doing something wrong …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22entrap — en·trap || ɪn træp v. catch in a trap, lure, snare, draw into difficulty or danger …

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  • 23entrap — 1) parent 2) enrapt …

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  • 24entrap — verb (entraps, entrapping, entrapped) catch in or as in a trap. ↘trick (someone) into committing a crime in order to secure their prosecution. Derivatives entrapment noun Origin C16: from OFr. entraper …

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  • 25entrap — v. a. 1. Ensnare, catch. 2. Inveigle, seduce, allure, entice. 3. Entangle, involve, perplex, embarrass, stagger, pose, nonplus, catch in difficulties, involve in contradictions …

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  • 26entrap — v 1. ensnare, snare, net, mesh, bag, sack, gin, trap, Archaic. entoil, Archaic. trepan. 2. entice, inveigle, allure, lure, beguile, tempt; bait, bait the hook, lead on, draw on; involve, implicate, entangle, enmesh, draw in, drag or hook into,… …

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  • 27entrap — en·trap …

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  • 28entrap — en•trap [[t]ɛnˈtræp[/t]] v. t. trapped, trap•ping 1) to catch in or as if in a trap; ensnare 2) to bring unawares into difficulty or danger 3) cvb law to lure into performing an act or making a statement that is compromising or illegal •… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29entrap — /ɛnˈtræp/ (say en trap), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) (entrapped, entrapping) 1. to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare. 2. to bring unawares into difficulty or danger. 3. to draw into contradiction or damaging admission. 4. to draw into a breach of a …

  • 30entrap —   Ho oheihei, ho okāhihi. See trap …

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