Definition for TRAP

TRAP, v.t.

  1. To catch in a trap; as, to trap foxes or beaver.
  2. To insnare; to take by stratagem. I trapp'd the foe. Dryden.
  3. To adorn; to dress with ornaments. [See Trappings.] [The verb is little used.] Spenser.

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