- at bay, cornered, trapped, treed - forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal"
Antonym: free (indirect, via unfree)
- trap - place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation"
--1 is one way to confine, detain
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun trap3
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel - catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
--2 is one way to capture, catch
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun trap1, noun trapper1
They trap the animals
- trap - hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"
--3 is one way to hold, take hold
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise - to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
Sample sentence:
The fighter managed to trap his opponent
- trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise - to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"