1. Decorative covering for a horse, especially an ornamental saddle cloth or harness
   "The knight's horse wore elaborate trappings for the tournament";
   - caparison, housing

1. (hunting) catch in or as if in a trap
   "The men trap foxes";
   - entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
    
2. Place in a confining or embarrassing position
   "He was trapped in a difficult situation";
   - pin down
    
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]
    
5. To sell marijuana on a street corner
   "He was caught trapping in the neighbourhood"
    
6. [US, dialect] Sell narcotics, esp. on a street
   "He was arrested for trapping in the neighbourhood"

Derived forms: trappings

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

Encyclopedia: Trapping