i Register
In some senses, trape is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
trape
/tɹeɪ̯p/
verb 2noun 1
Collocations
2ADJ.
big
PREP.
along
Definitions
noun
1
A messy or untidy woman.
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[…]
verb
1
To drag.
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?"
2
To run about idly or like a slattern.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
301
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[…]
Wiktionary02
No, that coat's too big; it'll trape along the ground if you wear it.
Wiktionary03
"I expect that's right," Frest admitted. "You going to drop right down—or be you hunting and traping along? You'n Delia?"
WiktionaryUsage Notes
Your note
not saved0 chars