entrap

Verb
  1. Take or catch as if in a snare or trap (synset 202584093)
    "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"
    hypernym: cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with
    synonym: ensnare, frame, set up
  2. Catch in or as if in a trap (synset 201483400)
    "The men trap foxes"
    domain category: hunt, hunting - the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
    hypernym: capture, catch - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
    hyponym: gin - trap with a snare
    synonym: ensnare, snare, trammel, trap

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