Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trape

/tɹeɪ̯p/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trape
IPA: /tɹeɪ̯p/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A messy or untidy woman.

Obsolete

verb

To drag.

Intransitive verb

verb

To run about idly or like a slattern.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Hard was his fate in this I own, ¶ Nor will I for the trapes atone; ¶ Indeed to guess I am not able, ¶ What made her thus inexorable[…]"
"No, that coat's too big; it'll trape along the ground if you wear it."
""I expect that's right," Frest admitted. "You going to drop right down—or be you hunting and traping along? You'n Delia?""

Etymology

Perhaps via Medieval Latin *trappa, from Old English træppe /treppe (“trap, snare”), from Proto-Germanic *trap-, from Proto-Indo-European *dreb-, from *der- (“to walk, step”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: *trappa, træppe//treppe, *trap-, *dreb-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tɹeɪ̯p/
British English: /tɹeɪ̯p/

Usage

Inflected Forms

trapes (plural) trapes (present, singular) traping (participle, present) traped (participle, past) traped (past)

Rhymes With

shape escape rape tape cape narrow escape punched tape punched paper tape grape ape scrape vape

Questions

How do you pronounce trape?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹeɪ̯p/.
What does trape mean?: A messy or untidy woman.
Where does trape come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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