DictionaryRoot: træppe
Old English

træppe

snare, trap

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A stage-style trickster pulls a rope that drops a loose net around an unsuspecting fully clothed adult, clearly caught in a trap, no injury.
verb

entrap

en-TRAP/ɪnˈtræp/

To catch someone or something in a trap.

Etymology

The pieces give the image of putting someone into a snare. A trap could also be a deceitful device, extending entrap from physical capture to catching someone through a scheme or lure.

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