Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

live-trap

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
live--trap
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To catch live animals with traps.

noun

A trap designed to catch animals without killing them.

Etymology

From live + trap.

Inflected Forms

live-traps (present, singular) live-trapping (participle, present) live-trapped (participle, past) live-trapped (past) livetrap (alternative) live-traps (plural)

Synonyms

catch-'em-alive-O

Questions

What does live-trap mean?
To catch live animals with traps.
Where does live-trap come from?
From live + trap.

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