To take or catch as if in a snare or trap; SYN. entrap, frame, set up.

1. To catch in a trap; to ensnare.
2. To catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or involve in contradictions.

To catch with a snare; to ensnare; to entangle; to catch in a trap.

ETYM as. treppan. Related to Trap a snare.
1. To catch in or as if in a trap; SYN. entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel.
2. To hold or catch as if in a trap.
3. To place in a confining or embarrassing position.
4. To hold fast or prevent from moving; SYN. pin, immobilize.
Light one-horse carriage with springs.