trapping
/ˈtɹæpɪŋ/
trapping is the present participle and gerund of trap.
Meaning of trap
Verb
trap (third-person singular simple present traps, present participle trapping, simple past and past participle trapped)
- To physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.
- to trap foxes
- To ensnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap.
- Be careful not to trap your finger in the door.
- To provide with a trap.
- to trap a drain
- To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game; to travel for the purpose of trapping.
- trap for beaver
- To successfully land an aircraft on an aircraft carrier using the carrier's arresting gear.
- After three consecutive bolters, the pilot finally trapped successfully on the Nimitz.
- Antonyms:
- bolter
- To leave suddenly, to flee.
Noun (1)
trapping (plural trappings)
- An instance of ensnaring something or someone.
- The capturing of furbearing animals in traps so as to harvest them for their pelts.
Noun (2)
trapping (plural trappings)
- An ornamental covering or harness for a horse; caparison.
Forms of trapping
| plural | trappings |
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Origin of trapping
From trap.
From Middle English trappyng, trappynge, from trap, trappe (“personal belongings, owndom, household goods”) (compare Middle English trappen (“to deck, caparison”)), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin trapus (“cloth”), from Frankish *traba, *trapa (“cloth, thread, rag”), from Proto-Germanic *trabō, *trafą, *trēb (“fringe, rags”), from Proto-Indo-European *drāp-, *drāb- (“rag”). Akin to Old High German traba (“fringe, tatters, thread”), Old Norse traf (“headscarf”). Compare Spanish trapo (“rag”).
Words formed from trapping
Phrases with trapping
Words that rhyme with trapping
- lapping
- flapping
- strapping
- tapping
- napping
- rapping
- slapping
- wrapping
- chapping
- clapping
- fapping
- frapping
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Questions about trapping
- What does trapping mean?
- Trapping means an instance of ensnaring something or someone.
- What is trapping the present participle and gerund of?
- Trapping is the present participle and gerund of trap.
- What part of speech is trapping?
- Trapping is a noun.
- How do you pronounce trapping?
- Trapping is pronounced /ˈtɹæpɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of trapping?
- The plural of trapping is trappings.
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