detrap

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From de- +‎ trap.

Verb

[edit]

detrap (third-person singular simple present detraps, present participle detrapping, simple past and past participle detrapped)

  1. (transitive) To remove traps from.
    • 1970, Ernest Hemingway, Islands in the Stream:
      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.

Anagrams

[edit]