"detrap" meaning in English

See detrap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: detraps [present, singular, third-person], detrapping [participle, present], detrapped [participle, past], detrapped [past]
Etymology: From de- + trap. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|trap}} de- + trap Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} detrap (third-person singular simple present detraps, present participle detrapping, simple past and past participle detrapped)
  1. (transitive) To remove traps from. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To remove traps from."
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