"betrap" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: betraps [present, singular, third-person], betrapping [participle, present], betrapped [participle, past], betrapped [past]
Rhymes: -æp Etymology: From Middle English betrappen, bitrappen, from Old English betræppan, betreppan (“to entrap, catch”), from Proto-West Germanic *bitrappjan, equivalent to be- + trap. Cognate with West Frisian betrappe, betraapje (“to catch, surprise”), Dutch betrappen (“to catch, surprise”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|betrappen}} Middle English betrappen, {{m|enm|bitrappen}} bitrappen, {{inh|en|ang|betræppan}} Old English betræppan, {{m|ang|betreppan|t=to entrap, catch}} betreppan (“to entrap, catch”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*bitrappjan}} Proto-West Germanic *bitrappjan, {{pre|en|be|trap}} be- + trap, {{cog|fy|betrappe}} West Frisian betrappe, {{m|fy|betraapje|t=to catch, surprise}} betraapje (“to catch, surprise”), {{cog|nl|betrappen|t=to catch, surprise}} Dutch betrappen (“to catch, surprise”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} betrap (third-person singular simple present betraps, present participle betrapping, simple past and past participle betrapped)
  1. (transitive) To catch in a trap; entrap; ensnare; enclose. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-betrap-en-verb-qmSdgLAG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: betraps [present, singular, third-person], betrapping [participle, present], betrapped [participle, past], betrapped [past]
Rhymes: -æp Etymology: From be- + trap. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|trap}} be- + trap Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} betrap (third-person singular simple present betraps, present participle betrapping, simple past and past participle betrapped)
  1. (transitive) To furnish (a horse) with trappings; deck; adorn. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-betrap-en-verb-sPc66-zY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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