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betrap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-trap
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To catch in a trap; entrap; ensnare; enclose.

Transitive verb

verb

To furnish (a horse) with trappings; deck; adorn.

Transitive verb

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: be
  • Root: betrappen, betræppan, *bitrappjan

Usage

Inflected Forms

betraps (present, singular) betrapping (participle, present) betrapped (participle, past) betrapped (past)

Rhymes With

app map cap gap crap trap tap snap wrap lap rap bad rap

Questions

What does betrap mean?
To catch in a trap; entrap; ensnare; enclose.
Where does betrap come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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