trapped

/træpt/
verb
  1. 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
  1. 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.
  2. 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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