Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun trapping

1 sense of trapping

Sense 1
caparison, trapping, housing -- (stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse)
       => stable gear, saddlery, tack -- (gear for a horse)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb trap

4 senses of trap

Sense 1
trap, pin down -- (place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation")
       => confine, detain -- (deprive of freedom; take into confinement)

Sense 2
trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel -- (catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes")
       => capture, catch -- (capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today")

Sense 3
trap -- (hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles")
       => hold, take hold -- (have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him")

Sense 4
trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise -- (to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree")

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