Apprehend and Trap

Apprehend

Apprehend verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.

Usage example: the agency charged with apprehending criminals who have violated federal law

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Trap and apprehend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trap" instead a verb "Apprehend".

Trap verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.

Usage example: finally trapped the annoying fly in the palm of his hand

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Apprehend and trap are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apprehend" instead a verb "Trap".

Nearby Words: trapped, trapping, trapper, trappy

character	apprehend character	trap character
guy	apprehend guy	trap guy
people	apprehend people	trap people
someone	apprehend someone	trap someone
Other words: victim, king, murderer, killer, everyone, batman, students, heroes.

He's also so thoroughly terrified of Orion—Chuck's slain father, Stephen Bartowski — that Chuck was able to manipulate Volkoff into a trap and apprehend him just by planting the idea that Orion was actually still alive in Volkoff's mind via a clever computer hack.

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