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1. Forced to turn and face attackers
   "like a trapped animal"
   - at bay, cornered, treed

1. Place in a confining or embarrassing position
   "He was trapped in a difficult situation"
   - pin down
    
2. Catch in or as if in a trap
   "The men trap foxes"
   - entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
    
3. Hold or catch as if in a trap
   "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"
    
4. To hold fast or prevent from moving
   "The child was trapped under the fallen tree"
   - pin, immobilize, immobilise [Brit]

See also: trapper, unfree

Type of: capture, catch, confine, detain, hold, take hold

Encyclopedia: Trap