Main Entry: 2trap
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): trapped; trap·ping
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 a: to catch or take in or as if in a trap : entrap b: to place in a restricted position : confine
2: to provide or set (a place) with traps
3 a: stop hold b: to separate out (as water from steam)
4 a: to catch (as a baseball) immediately after a bounce b: to block out (a defensive football player) by means of a trap c: to stop and gain control of (a soccer ball) with a part of the body other than the hands or arms
intransitive verb
1: to engage in trapping animals (as for furs)
2: to make a defensive trap in basketball