entraps
Catches by deception
Entraps is the third-person singular of entrap, meaning to catch in a trap or lure into a compromising situation.
The word often appears in legal contexts where authorities induce someone to commit a crime they wouldn't otherwise commit: The defense argued that the undercover officer entraps suspects by offering bribes.
More generally, anything that snares or confines entraps: The web entraps flies.
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- snareDevice for catching prey
- nooseLoop that constricts
- webInterwoven filament structure
- meshInterlocking open weave
lure · bait · pitfall · ambush · tripwire · decoy · ensnarement · entanglement
Deliberate deception
swindle · hoodwink · bamboozle · beguile · defraud · manipulate · lure · seduce
Storyline or land parcel
- conspirePlot secretly with others
- mastermindScheme's chief planner
- orchestrateArrange complex undertakings
- engineerTechnical design professional
contrive · devise · machinate · frame · connive · maneuver · outmaneuver · outwit
net
Final amount remaining
mesh · lure · bait · pitfall · ambush · tripwire · decoy · ensnarement · entanglement · quicksand
trick
Deliberate deception
con · swindle · hoodwink · bamboozle · beguile · defraud · manipulate · lure · seduce · inveigle
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- conspirePlot secretly with others
- mastermindScheme's chief planner
- orchestrateArrange complex undertakings
engineer · contrive · devise · machinate · frame · connive · maneuver · outmaneuver · outwit · manipulate
confine
Restrict to boundaries
imprison · corner · encircle · surround · contain · hold · detain · immobilize · shackle · fetter
stuck
Unable to move
ensnared · tangled · bind · fix · jam · pickle · quagmire · hole · trouble · plight
- enclosesencloses, surrounds, encircles, encompasses, contains
entrapsfrees
Removes from captivity
liberates · releases · sets free · emancipates · unshackles