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trapped

[ trapt ]

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adjective

caught in or as if in a trap or by a ruse, trick, or stratagem:
Relocate any trapped rabbit at least five miles from the capture site.
Early in the visit I became the trapped witness to a nasty argument between my host and his wife, which they expected me to arbitrate.
(of air, water, etc.) held or contained in an enclosed space or in another substance:
Make sure the clay is pressed flat, with no trapped air bubbles.
accidentally stuck or jammed in a narrow place from which release is difficult:
This excellent telescopic ladder has finger guards—no more trapped fingers when letting it down!
set with traps:
We followed the track carefully through heavily trapped bush to the meeting place.
(of a drain, pipe, or the like) furnished with a device for stopping undesirable substances from flowing through:
The pipes discharge wastewater into a sewer, usually through a trapped drain.
Baseball. (of a ball) caught as it hits the ground:
Challenges to the umpire included a trapped ball in the outfield that nobody else thought was actually caught.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of trap ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of trapped¹

First recorded in 1425–75; trap ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; trap ¹( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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There are also reports of people being trapped under semi-collapsed buildings.

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Mr Sayers said within seconds of his coat becoming trapped, his right arm was gone and his clothing had been stripped off him.

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Vehicles trapped in a central London mechanical stacked car park are being released after more than two years.

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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko says falling drone wreckage triggered a number of fires, and there are fears that a number of people may be trapped under the rubble of a destroyed residential building.

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Rhianon Bragg said she felt "trapped" after her stalker was released from prison subject to an exclusion zone, which meant he could not enter the surrounding four counties of her home.

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trappean trapper

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