- catch in or as if in a trap
"The men trap foxes"

- take or catch as if in a snare or trap
"I was set up!"
"The innocent man was framed by the police"

1. To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by the devices of evil men.

"A golden mesh, to entrap the hearts of men." -- Shak.

Syn. -- To insnare; inveigle; tangle; decoy; entangle.