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mistrap

mistrap verb: to lose control while attempting to trap (something).

Verb

mistrap (third-person singular simple present mistraps, present participle mistrapping, simple past and past participle mistrapped)

  1. To lose control while attempting to trap (something).
    • The cutter and trapper mechanism utilises suction air for trapping yarns at each striper, a process designed to exclude mistrapping faults associated with mechanical devices and to enable higher speed knitting.1969, Pakistan Textile Journal - Volume 20, page 42
    • This time the ball popped up to Elcock, who mistrapped the ball and knocked it over the line for a corner.2000, Chris Gallutia, Addicted to Black & Gold

Forms of mistrap

third-person singular presentmistraps
present participlemistrapping
past participlemistrapped
pastmistrapped

Origin of mistrap

From mis- + trap.

Questions about mistrap

What does mistrap mean?
Mistrap means to lose control while attempting to trap (something).
What part of speech is mistrap?
Mistrap is a verb.
What is the past tense of mistrap?
The past tense of mistrap is mistrapped.

Words near mistrap in the dictionary

  1. mistransports
  2. mistranspose
  3. mistransposed
  4. mistransposes
  5. mistransposing
  6. mistrap
  7. mistrapped
  8. mistrapping
  9. mistraps
  10. mistreading
  11. mistreadings

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