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Noun: trapping  tra-ping
  1. Stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
    - caparison, housing
Verb: trap (trapped,trapping)  trap
  1. Place in a confining or embarrassing position
    "He was trapped in a difficult situation";
    - pin down
  2. (hunting) catch in or as if in a trap
    "The men trap foxes";
    - entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
  3. Hold or catch as if in a trap
    "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"
  4. To hold fast or prevent from moving
    "The child was trapped under the fallen tree";
    - pin, immobilize, immobilise [Brit]

Derived forms: trappings

Type of: capture, catch, confine, detain, hold, saddlery, stable gear, tack, take hold

Encyclopedia: Trapping

Trap, Carmarthenshire