Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to trap
Participle: trapped
Gerund: trapping
Indicative
Present
| I | trap |
| you | trap |
| he;she;it | traps |
| we | trap |
| you | trap |
| they | trap |
Perfect
| I | have trapped |
| you | have trapped |
| he;she;it | has trapped |
| we | have trapped |
| you | have trapped |
| they | have trapped |
Past
| I | trapped |
| you | trapped |
| he;she;it | trapped |
| we | trapped |
| you | trapped |
| they | trapped |
Pluperfect
| I | had trapped |
| you | had trapped |
| he;she;it | had trapped |
| we | had trapped |
| you | had trapped |
| they | had trapped |
Future
| I | will trap |
| you | will trap |
| he;she;it | will trap |
| we | will trap |
| you | will trap |
| they | will trap |
Future Perfect
| I | will have trapped |
| you | will have trapped |
| he;she;it | will have trapped |
| we | will have trapped |
| you | will have trapped |
| they | will have trapped |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | trap |
| you | trap |
| he;she;it | trap |
| we | trap |
| you | trap |
| they | trap |
Perfect
| I | have trapped |
| you | have trapped |
| he;she;it | have trapped |
| we | have trapped |
| you | have trapped |
| they | have trapped |
Imperfect
| I | trapped |
| you | trapped |
| he;she;it | trapped |
| we | trapped |
| you | trapped |
| they | trapped |
Pluperfect
| I | had trapped |
| you | had trapped |
| he;she;it | had trapped |
| we | had trapped |
| you | had trapped |
| they | had trapped |
Conditional
Present
| I | would trap |
| you | would trap |
| he;she;it | would trap |
| we | would trap |
| you | would trap |
| they | would trap |
Perfect
| I | would have trapped |
| you | would have trapped |
| he;she;it | would have trapped |
| we | would have trapped |
| you | would have trapped |
| they | would have trapped |
Imperative
| you | trap |
| we | Let's trap |
| you | trap |
Verbs conjugated like 'trap'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'trap'
crap,
drap,
frap,
rap,
strap,
tap,
thrap,
tram,
tramp,
trape,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English trappe, from Old English træppe, treppe (“trap, snare”) (also in betræppan (“to trap”)) from Proto-West Germanic *trappjā (“trap, snare”), from Proto-West Germanic *trappjan (“to step”), from Proto-Germanic *trapjaną (“to tread, stamp”), from Proto-Indo-European *drebʰ- (“to step, trip, trample”).
2. Cognate with Dutch trap (“step, stair”), German Low German Trapp (“step, stair”). Akin also to West Frisian traap (“stepping, treading, stairway”), German Treppe (“step, stair”), Old English træppan (“to step, tread”). Connection to "step" is "that upon which one steps". French trappe and Spanish trampa are ultimately borrowings from Germanic. See: Old English '
træppan'.
Verbs referencing "trap"
Spanish
atrapar.
Sample Sentences
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to trap foxes
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As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time. [2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:]
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Be careful not to trap your finger in the door.
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I trapp'd the foe. [1717, John Dryden [et al.], “(please specify |book=I to XV)”, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:]
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to trap a drain
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to trap a sewer pipe
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trap for beaver
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They trapped north along the river.
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After three consecutive bolters, the pilot finally trapped successfully on the Nimitz.
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:trap.
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Straight cis men persist in believing that my transition is all about them—tricking them, trapping them, ruining them. [2016, Stefan Horlacher, Transgender and Intersex: Theoretical, Practical, and Artistic Perspectives, Palgrave Macmillan US, page 92:]
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A "trap" is basically a trans girl or crossdresser who "tricks" or "traps" a straight male into getting aroused by them and then suddenly reveals their trans status. [2019, Rachel Anne Williams, Transgressive: A Trans Woman on Gender, Feminism, and Politics, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 32:]
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the Western pornography genre in which a straight man believes he is being seduced by a cis woman, and by the time he discovers she is trans has been “trapped” by his lust into having a sexual encounter with her. [2020, Natalie Boero, The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Body and Embodiment, Little, Brown and Company, pages 211–212:]
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My kicks are wet from trappin' in the rain / Stole these Marshall bikes today / But don't walk in the bikers' lane / Or you're gonna catch a deafaz to the brain [2024 June 3, “Wah Gwan Delilah” (3:13 from the start)performed by Snowd4y ft. Drake:]