Pin down
Pin down verb - Place in a confining or embarrassing position.
Trap
Trap verb - Place in a confining or embarrassing position.
Usage example: He was trapped in a difficult situation
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Flash Step: The Modern Prometheus uses this to pin down and trap Siphon and the Pantheon between the 'G' and 'O' of the word "Gotcha". Simultaneously.
Source: Comicbook / All Fall Down - Eventually, Kenpachi allows himself to get stabbed because he figures out that the only way to pin down Tousen is to trap the sword Tousen is holding, and the only place he can tell where the sword is, is when it's touching him.
Source: Plot Tailored to the Party
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