trapped

SayTRAPTUS/t̠ɹ̠̊˔æpt/UK/t̠ɹ̠̊˔apt/AUS/tɹæpt/

3 meanings of trapped

1
adjective
Caught in a trap and unable to get away.
Like a bug stuck in a spider's web with no way out.
The fox was trapped under the fallen branch.
A trapped mouse squealed inside the metal cage.
Similarsnared
Oppositefree
2
verb
Simple past and past participle of trap. Use this form for something that already happened.
The hunters trapped three rabbits before noon.
Heavy snow trapped the climbers on the ridge.
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3
adjective
Feeling stuck in a bad situation and unable to make things better.
Like being stuck at the bottom of a deep hole with no ladder to climb out.
After years in the same job, she felt completely trapped.
He felt trapped in a small town with no future.
Similarstuck, stifled, confined, caged
Oppositefree, liberated
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trapped is a form of trap

trap, verb: To hold someone or something in a place or situation so they can't get out. Full entry

Forms: traptraps he/she/ittrapping -ing formtrapped past tense, past participle
Spelling: trap → trapped: double the p, add -ed

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