"live-trap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: live-traps [plural]
Etymology: live + trap Etymology templates: {{af|en|live|trap}} live + trap Head templates: {{en-noun}} live-trap (plural live-traps)
  1. A trap designed to catch animals without killing them. Synonyms: catch-'em-alive-O [obsolete, slang]
    Sense id: en-live-trap-en-noun-NLKjYpSX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: livetrap

Verb

Forms: live-traps [present, singular, third-person], live-trapping [participle, present], live-trapped [participle, past], live-trapped [past]
Etymology: live + trap Etymology templates: {{af|en|live|trap}} live + trap Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} live-trap (third-person singular simple present live-traps, present participle live-trapping, simple past and past participle live-trapped)
  1. To catch live animals with traps.
    Sense id: en-live-trap-en-verb-SPPpT7jN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: livetrap

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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