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trapping

NOUN

capture

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abduction apprehension arrest confiscation imprisonment occupation seizure taking

STRONG

acquirement acquisition appropriating appropriation bag bust catch collar commandeering drop ensnaring fall gaining grab grasping hook nab nail obtaining pinch pull securing seizing snatching sweep trip winning

WEAK

hit the jackpot knock off laying hold of pick up run-in taking captive taking into custody

Antonyms

STRONGEST

letting go release

STRONG

rise

WEAK

freeing

NOUN

deceit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chicanery deception dishonesty duplicity fraud hypocrisy treachery trickery

STRONG

ambidexterity ambidextrousness artifice cheating chicane craft craftiness cunning deceitfulness dissimulation double-dealing fraudulence guile imposition pretense slyness

WEAK

cozening defrauding dirty dealing dirty pool dissemblance entrapping overreaching smoke and mirrors two-facedness two-timing underhandedness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fairness forthrightness frankness honesty openness sincerity trustworthiness truth truthfulness

STRONG

artlessness reality

WEAK

uprightness

NOUN

hunting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

angling fishery fishing shooting

STRONG

coursing falconry fowling hawking sporting stalking

WEAK

big-game hunting halieutics the hunt venatics venery

Example Sentences

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City information officer Jay Pelayo told news agency AFP that the building's walls and scaffolding surrounding it had buckled, likely trapping people in a pile of debris.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

That includes sealing gaps in your home or garage to keep animals from entering indoor spaces; trapping rodents; and cleaning up any easy-to-reach food that could attract rodents.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

These clays are especially good at trapping and preserving organic material, making them ideal locations for this type of investigation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

Since 2017, the Department of Fish and Wildlife has removed 7,841 nutrias by trapping them or releasing other sterilized nutria back into the wild with tracking devices.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Sara reached for the door and turned the lock, trapping them on the roof.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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