trapped
/træpt/
verb
- Past tense and past participle of trap: caught or confined in a trap or difficult situation.
- The police trapped the thief in an alley.
- She trapped her finger in the car door by accident.
- The hunter trapped a rabbit in the forest.
adjective
- Caught in a place or situation from which it is difficult or impossible to escape.
- The cat was trapped on the roof and couldn't get down.
- She was trapped in an unhappy relationship for years.
- The hikers felt trapped when the trail was blocked by a fallen tree.
- Kept in a confined space, unable to move freely.
- The miners were trapped underground for three days after the cave-in.
- A bird had become trapped inside the garage.
- He felt trapped in his small office with no windows.
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