Trapan

[trә'pæn]

(n.) A snare; a stratagem; a trepan. See 3d Trepan.

(v. t.) To insnare; to catch by stratagem; to entrap; to trepan.

Edited by Estelle

v. a. Insnare, trap, entrap, trepan.

n. Snare, gin, trap.

Checker: Shari

v.t. to trap to ensnare:—pr.p. trapan′ning; pa.t. and pa.p. trapanned′.—n. a snare: a stratagem: a trapanner.—n. Trapan′ner.

Editor: Rochelle