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Trap v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trapped p. pr. & vb. n. Trapping.] To dress with ornaments; to adorn; -- said especially of horses.
Steeds . . . that trapped were in steel all glittering. --Chaucer.
To deck his hearse, and trap his tomb-black steed. --Spenser.
There she found her palfrey trapped
In purple blazoned with armorial gold. --Tennyson.
trap
n 1: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be
caught and penned
2: drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that
holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
3: something (often something deceptively attractive) that
catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap
questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion" [syn: snare]
4: a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
5: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack
by surprise [syn: ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait]
6: informal terms for the mouth [syn: cakehole, hole, maw,
yap, gob]
7: a light two-wheeled carriage
8: a hazard on a golf course [syn: bunker, sand trap]
v 1: place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was
trapped in a difficult situation"
2: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: entrap,
snare, ensnare, trammel]
3: hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth
trap food particles"
4: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned
under the fallen tree" [syn: pin, immobilize, immobilise]
[also: trapping, trapped]
trapped
adj : forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had
me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a
trapped animal" [syn: at bay(p), cornered, treed]