trapped 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of trappednext
as in bound

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trapped

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verb

past tense of trap
1
as in tangled
to catch or hold as if in a net an ambitious young man who was now trapped in a series of shady business deals

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2
as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly finally trapped the annoying fly in the palm of his hand

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trapped
  1. bound
  2. grabbed
  3. enslaved
  4. caught
  5. ensnared
  6. captured
  7. confined
  8. seized
Adjective
  • There is arguably no cast of women who feel so bound to perform respectability and domesticity as the Potomac wives.
    Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The two bound soldiers survived the explosion but died in the flames.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of bound
Verb
  • Multiple officers grabbed Kerley and attempted to take him to the ground.
    Zach Powell, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • On their way out the door, Kinch grabbed the pistol and placed it in the console of his truck.
    Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of grabbed
Adjective
  • So both things are part of our story—the promise of meritocracy and the complete lack of value placed on enslaved labor.
    Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Established in the early 1830s as a refuge for free and enslaved Black people and incorporated in 1873, Brooklyn is nestled on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River across from St. Louis.
    Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of enslaved
Verb
  • One of the beneficiaries was Purdy’s favorite target, George Kittle, who caught all eight passes that went his way and finished with 112 receiving yards.
    Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But in 2021, our video content caught a big break on social media, and operations started falling into place.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of caught
Verb
  • The move by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to forgo a formal recommendation paves the way for President Biden to terminate a $14 billion transaction that became ensnared in election-year politics.
    Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • His former second-in-command, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, was indicted last week, and several other members of the administration, nearly all of whom have since left the administration, have also been ensnared in investigations.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of ensnared
Verb
  • Photos captured the couple cozying up to one another as Chalamet celebrated the launch of his latest movie.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Images of the suspect were captured on officers' body cameras, as that person stayed on the scene after the incident, sitting on a nearby bench.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of captured
Adjective
  • And a subway car is a confined space where there may be no easy way to escape danger.
    James Barron, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The most conspicuous example is the open-air winter sculpture garden at the center of the residence, an intimate, confined courtyard that allows art and nature to coalesce.
    Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of confined
Verb
  • Adebayo did not force his offense, in a game where there was little for the Heat to have to counter in the middle, but then seized control with his scoring late.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Before Hamas seized full control of Gaza in 2007, Christians would often place a large Christmas tree near a major square in Gaza City.
    Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of seized
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