live-trap
live-trap verb: to catch live animals with traps.
Verb
live-trap (third-person singular simple present live-traps, present participle live-trapping, simple past and past participle live-trapped)
Noun
live-trap (plural live-traps)
- A trap designed to catch animals without killing them.
- Synonyms:
- catch-'em-alive-O
Synonyms of live-trap
Forms of live-trap
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | live-traps |
| present participle | live-trapping |
| past participle | live-trapped |
| past | live-trapped |
| alternative form | livetrap |
| Noun | |
| plural | live-traps |
Origin of live-trap
From live + trap.
Questions about live-trap
- What does live-trap mean?
- Live-trap means to catch live animals with traps.
- What part of speech is live-trap?
- Live-trap can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of live-trap?
- The past tense of live-trap is live-trapped.
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