live-trap

verb

To catch live animals with traps.

Meanings

verblive-trap (third-person singular simple present live-traps, present participle live-trapping, simple past and past participle live-trapped)

present singular third person live-traps · participle present live-trapping · participle past live-trapped · past live-trapped · alternative livetrap

  1. To catch live animals with traps.
nounlive-trap (plural live-traps)

plural live-traps · alternative livetrap

  1. A trap designed to catch animals without killing them.

    Synonyms: catch-'em-alive-O

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA trap designed to catch animals without killing them.

Origin

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APA

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Chicago

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

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