Trape
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /tɹeɪ̯p/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Trape is a noun meaning (intransitive) To drag.
Meaning
(intransitive) To drag.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To run about idly or like a slattern.
- (obsolete) A messy or untidy woman.
Example Sentences
No, that coat's too big; it'll trape along the ground if you wear it.
"I expect that's right," Frest admitted. "You going to drop right down—or be you hunting and traping along? You'n Delia?"
Hard was his fate in this I own, ¶ Nor will I for the trapes atone; ¶ Indeed to guess I am not able, ¶ What made her thus inexorable[…]
Word Forms
- trapes
- traping
- traped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tramp, trot, trug, strumpet, drab, trap.
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