# trapped

Pronunciation: say "TRAPT" US /t̠ɹ̠̊˔æpt/, UK /t̠ɹ̠̊˔apt/, AUS /tɹæpt/

## Adjective

1. Caught in a trap and unable to escape.
   - Simple: Caught in a trap and unable to get away.
   - _Rangers found a deer trapped in a poacher's snare._
   - _The trapped rabbit struggled against the thin wire._
3. Caught in a state of stagnation or despair, with no apparent way to move forward in life.
   - Simple: Feeling stuck in a bad situation and unable to make things better.
   - _Many caregivers feel trapped, unable to leave or imagine any other life._
   - _He described himself as trapped in a marriage that had long since gone cold._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of trap. — simple past and past participle of trap
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of trap. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The storm trapped dozens of travelers at the airport overnight._
   - _Rescuers reached the miners who had been trapped underground._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/trapped (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).