To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by the devices of evil men.

take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"

catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"