betrap

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verb

To catch in a trap; entrap; ensnare; enclose.

OriginMiddle English betrappen ← Old English betræppan ← Proto-West Germanic *bitrappjan →
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Meanings

betrap1

verbbetrap (third-person singular simple present betraps, present participle betrapping, simple past and past participle betrapped)

present singular third person betraps · participle present betrapping · participle past betrapped · past betrapped

  1. transitiveTo catch in a trap; entrap; ensnare; enclose.

betrap2

verbbetrap (third-person singular simple present betraps, present participle betrapping, simple past and past participle betrapped)

present singular third person betraps · participle present betrapping · participle past betrapped · past betrapped

  1. transitiveTo furnish (a horse) with trappings; deck; adorn.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
entrap

Origin

betrap · verb

  1. Proto-West Germanic*bitrappjan
  2. Old Englishbetræppan
  3. Middle Englishbetrappen
  4. Englishbetrap

From Middle English betrappen, bitrappen, from Old English betræppan, betreppan (“to entrap, catch”), from Proto-West Germanic *bitrappjan, equivalent to be- + trap. Cognate with West Frisian betrappe, betraapje (“to catch, surprise”), Dutch betrappen (“to catch, surprise”).

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betrap · verb

From be- + trap.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with betrap

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APA

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MLA

“betrap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betrap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “betrap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betrap.

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