betrap
betrap · betraps · betrapped · betrapping
To catch in a trap; entrap; ensnare; encloseTo catch in a trap; entrap; ensnare; enclose.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To catch in a trap; entrap; ensnare; enclose.
(transitive)To furnish (a horse) with trappings; deck; adorn.
Origin
From Middle English betrappen, bitrappen, from Old English betræppan, betreppan (“to entraFrom Middle English betrappen, bitrappen, from Old English betræppan, betreppan (“to entrap, catch”), from Proto-West Germanic *bitrappjan, equivalent to be- + trap. Cognate with West Frisian betrappe, betraapje (“to catch, surprise”), Dutch betrappen (“to catch, surprise”).
From be- + trap.
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Forms
betraps, betrapping, betrapped, betrappedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle