Definitions
to hold fast or prevent from moving
Word origin
From Middle English trappe, from Old English træppe, treppe (“trap, snare”) (also in betræppan (“to trap”)) from Proto-West Germanic *trappjā (“trap, snare”), from Proto-West Germanic *trappjan (“to step”), from Proto-Germanic *trapjaną (“to tread, stamp”), from Proto-Indo-European *drebʰ- (“to step, trip, trample”).
Used in a sentence
“I put down some traps in my apartment to try and deal with the mouse problem.”
“The Russian bear has always been eager to stick his paw in Latin American waters. Now we've got him in a trap, let's take his leg off right up to his testicles. On second thought, let's take off his testicles, too.”
“Unfortunately she fell into the trap of confusing biology with destiny.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Hidden catch”4 letters
02“Snare”4 letters
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