entrap (verb)
11entrap — en|trap [ ın træp ] verb transitive to put someone in a dangerous situation that is difficult to escape from a. to trick someone into doing something wrong …
12entrap — /ɛnˈtræp/ (say en trap), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) (entrapped, entrapping) 1. to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare. 2. to bring unawares into difficulty or danger. 3. to draw into contradiction or damaging admission. 4. to draw into a breach of a …
13entrapment — entrap ► VERB (entrapped, entrapping) 1) catch in a trap. 2) (of a police officer) deceive (someone) into committing a crime in order to secure their prosecution. DERIVATIVES entrapment noun …
14set up — verb 1. set up or found (Freq. 17) She set up a literacy program • Syn: ↑establish, ↑found, ↑launch • Ant: ↑abolish (for: ↑ …
15lead on — verb 1. entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑entice, ↑lure, ↑tempt • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody Something s somebody 2 …
16engage — verb (engaged; engaging) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French engager, from en + gage pledge, gage Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to offer (as one s word) as security for a debt or cause 2. a. obsolete to entangle or entrap in or… …
17underfang — verb a) To insnare; entrap; deceive by false suggestions. b) To support or guard from beneath …
18ensnare — verb a) To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap. When we were asked to what one should apply the name “what is not”, we were ensnared in total paradox. Remember? b) To entangle; to enmesh. See Also …
19hold hostage — verb a) To have possession or custody of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra legal demand. b) Any situation or leverage used to entrap or corner someone without physical restraint …
20ensnare — verb the larvae construct pits to ensnare their prey Syn: capture, catch, trap, entrap, snare, net; entangle, embroil, enmesh …
