untrap

Free from snare

To untrap is to release from a trap or trapped condition.

The word appears in contexts ranging from literal animal rescue to figurative liberation: She managed to untrap the squirrel from the wire cage, a guide to untrap yourself from toxic relationships.

In gaming and programming, untrap often means to disable or remove a trap mechanism.

liberate

free

Without payment or restriction

disentangle · emancipate · deliver · save · unshackle · unfetter · unbind · detach · loosen · untangle

mechanism

unlock

Open a secured closure

unbolt · unclasp · untie · unsnap · unpin · trigger · release · disengage · spring · disarm

escape

flee

Depart swiftly from threat

  • eludeSkillfully avoid capture
  • slipMinor error or misstep
  • dodgeAvoid by quick movement

bolt · extricate · evade · wriggle · squirm · squeeze-out

Opposites
confinement action

untraptrap

Device for catching animals

ensnare · capture · snare · entrap · imprison

Family

untrapped

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G