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Webster 1913 Edition

Attrap

At-trap′

,
Verb.
T.
[F.
attraper
to catch; à (L.
ad
) +
trappe
trap. See
Trap
(for taking game).]
To entrap; to insnare.
[Obs.]
Grafton.

At-trap′

,
Verb.
T.
[Pref.
ad
+
trap
to adorn.]
To adorn with trapping; to array.
[Obs.]
Shall your horse be
attrapped
. . . more richly?
Holland.

Webster 1828 Edition

Attrap

ATTRAP'

,
Verb.
T.
To clothe; to dress. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024

attrap

attrap

English

Verb

attrap ‎(third-person singular simple present attraps, present participle attrapping, simple past and past participle attrapped)

  1. (transitive) To entrap; to ensnare.
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Etymology

French attraper ‎(“to catch”)

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