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trapan

tre·pan
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trih-pan]
    • /trɪˈpæn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trih-pan]
    • /trɪˈpæn/

Definitions of trapan word

  • noun trapan a person who ensnares or entraps others. 1
  • noun trapan a stratagem; a trap. 1
  • verb with object trapan to ensnare or entrap. 1
  • verb with object trapan to entice. 1
  • verb with object trapan to cheat or swindle. 1

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Origin of trapan

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; earlier trapan, equivalent to trap1 + -an < ?

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Parts of speech for Trapan

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

trapan popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

trapan usage trend in Literature

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