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trap in

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trap someone or something in something
to catch someone or something in a trap. Jed accidentally trapped Tex in his bear trap. Jerry trapped a rabbit in his trap.
See also: trap

trap someone in something

to catch someone in an inconsistency or contradiction. The lawyer trapped the witness in his inconsistencies. She trapped herself in her own argument.
See also: trap


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5 crabs per trap lost is not high, but point out that the number of traps, the extent of trap deterioration and the fishing mortality associated with each of them, may all lead to important differences in the number of crabs caught, so that keeping a record of each trap in each fishery is a basic rule when attempting to reduce these effects.
 
 
 
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