detrap en · VERB
Etymology
From de- + trap.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove traps from.
He had forgotten to tell Willie and Ara to detrap the hulk of the turtle boat. That is a hell of a thing to leave around if some poor fisherman comes onto it. Well, they can go back and detrap it.
1970, Ernest Hemingway, Islands in the Stream:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| detraps | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| detrapping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| detrapped | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| detrapped | Tense=Past | lexicographic |