Entrapped

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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},
             {frame}, {set up}]
       2: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: {trap},
           {snare}, {ensnare}, {trammel}]
       [also: {entrapping}, {entrapped}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  entrapped
       See {entrap}