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trapping

  • noun
  • /ˈtɹæpɪŋ/

An instance of ensnaring something or someone.

Other meanings

  1. The capturing of furbearing animals in traps so as to harvest them for their pelts.

  2. An ornamental covering or harness for a horse; caparison.

Synonyms

  • housing

A kind of

  • stable gear

Related words

  • airtrapping
  • antitrapping
  • cryotrapping
  • nanotrapping
  • nontrapping
  • ovitrapping
  • trappingly

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “trapping” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.