| Main Entry: | trap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch, snare; trick |
Synonyms: |
ambuscade, ambush, beguile, box in, circumvent, collar, corner*, corral*, deceive, decoy, dupe, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, fool, grab, hook, inveigle, land*, mousetrap, nab, nail, net, overtake, rope in, seduce, snag, suck in, surprise, take, tangle, trammel, trip up |
Antonyms: |
let go, release |
| Main Entry: | ambush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie in wait; attack |
Synonyms: |
ambuscade, assail, assault, box in, bushwhack, decoy, dry gulch, ensnare, entrap, hem in, hide, hook*, jap, jump, lay for, lurk, net, set trap, surprise, surround, trap, wait, waylay |
| Main Entry: | apparel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clothing; covering |
Synonyms: |
accoutrement, array, attire, clothes, costume, drapery, dress, duds, equipment, garb, garment, gear*, getup, habiliment, habit, outfit, raiment, rig, robe, suit, threads, trapping, vestment |
| Notes: | apparel highlights the sense of clothes as material; attire, the sense of clothes as dress |
| Main Entry: | bag |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch |
Synonyms: |
acquire, apprehend, capture, collar, gain, get, hook, kill, land, nab, nail, net, seize, shoot, take, trap |
Antonyms: |
lose |
| Main Entry: | besiege |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surround; assault |
Synonyms: |
assail, attack, beleaguer, beset, blockade, come at from all sides, confine, congregate, encircle, encompass, environ, hem in, invest, lay siege to, shut in, trap, work on, work over |
Antonyms: |
leave alone |
| Main Entry: | bottle up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in check |
Synonyms: |
box up, bring to naught, check, collar, contain, coop up, cork, corner, cover up, cramp, curb, enclose, entrap, hold back, hold down, hold in, keep back, keep feeling inside oneself, keep secret, repress, restrain, restrict, shut in, suppress, trap |
Antonyms: |
confide, reveal, tell |
| Main Entry: | capture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | catching, forceful holding |
Synonyms: |
abduction, acquirement, acquisition, apprehension, appropriating, appropriation, arrest, bag*, bust, catch, collar, commandeering, confiscation, drop*, ensnaring, fall, gaining, grab*, grasping, hit the jackpot, hook*, imprisonment, knock off, laying hold of, nab, nail, obtaining, occupation, pick up*, pinch*, pull*, run in, securing, seizing, seizure, snatching, sweep*, taking, taking captive, taking into custody, trapping, trip, winning |
Antonyms: |
freeing, letting go, liberalization, release |
| Main Entry: | capture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch and forcefully hold |
Synonyms: |
apprehend, arrest, bag*, bust, catch, collar, conquer, cop, gain control, get, grab*, hook*, land, nab, nail, net, occupy, overwhelm, pick up*, pinch*, prehend, pull in, put the cuffs on, round up, run in, secure, seize, snare, snatch, take, take captive, take into custody, take prisoner, trap, tumble |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, liberate, lose, release |
| Main Entry: | catch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ensnare, apprehend |
Synonyms: |
arrest, bag, bust, capture, clasp, claw, clench, clutch, collar, cop, corral, entangle, entrap, get one's fingers on, glom, glove, grab, grasp, grip, hook, lasso, lay hold of, nab, nail, net, pick, pluck, pounce on, prehend, secure, seize, snag, snare, snatch, take, take hold of, trap |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, let off, lose, misplace, miss, release |
| Main Entry: | coop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confine |
Synonyms: |
cage, close in, corral, detain, enclose, fence in, hem in, hold captive, hold prisoner, impound, imprison, incarcerate, intern, keep, lock up, pen, put under lock and key, shut in, shut up, trap |
Antonyms: |
set free |