vverb.socialplace in a confining or embarrassing positionSynset:pin down trap
Examples:- He was trapped in a difficult situation
Derivationally Related Form:trap
Hypernyms:confine detain
Inherited Hypernyms:trapconfine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.contactcatch in or as if in a trapTopic:hunthunting
Synset:ensnare entrap snare trammel trap
Derivationally Related Form:trappertrapsnarersnare
Hypernyms:capture catch
Inherited Hypernyms:trapcaptureget
Direct Hyponyms:gin
Full Troponyms:gin
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- the animals (apply to: trap, snare)
vverb.contacthold or catch as if in a trapExamples:- The gaps between the teeth trap food particles
Hypernyms:hold take hold
Inherited Hypernyms:traphold
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.contactto hold fast or prevent from movingSynset:immobilise immobilize pin trap
Examples:- The child was pinned under the fallen tree
Derivationally Related Form:immobileimmobilizationimmobilizingimmobilisation
Inherited Hypernyms:trap
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | The fighter managed to --- his opponent (apply to: trap, immobilize, pin)
adj satadj.allforced to turn and face attackersSynset:at bay cornered treed
Examples:- a stag at bay
- she had me cornered between the porch and her car
- like a trapped animal
Antonyms:free
Inherited Hypernyms:at bay
Similar to:unfree