1. (

• ensnare ,
• entrap ,
• frame ,
• set_up

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

2. (

• trap ,
• entrap ,
• snare ,
• ensnare ,
• trammel

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