En-trăp’, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. ENTRAPPED (en-trăpt’); p. pr. & vb. n. ENTRAPPING.] [Prefix en and trap, q. v.; O. Fr. entrapar.] To catch, as in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to entangle; to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by the devices of evil men. A golden mesh to entrap the hearts of men. Shak. Syn.—To insnare; tangle; decoy; implicate.