trapping
part of speech
verb, -ing form of «trap» (trap, traps, trapped, trapping); noun (trapping; trappings — plural)
meaning for a pupil
1) Trapping means catching animals in traps. tree →
2) Trapping means keeping someone or something in a place they cannot get out of. tree →
3) Trapping (in sport) means stopping a ball and controlling it, for example with your foot. tree →
4) The trappings of something are the things that go with it and show it: «the trappings of wealth». tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons, fur trapping was a big trade in early Canada and North America. In science, a Venus flytrap is a plant trapping insects, and greenhouse gases are trapping heat in the atmosphere (the greenhouse effect). In football coaching «trapping the ball» is a skill. In safety, trapping fingers in doors is a common injury. Phrases: «trapping heat», «trapping the ball», «the trappings of fame».
examples
- Greenhouse gases are trapping heat around the Earth. tree →
- The Venus flytrap is trapping a fly. tree →
- Fur trapping was common in old Canada. tree →
- He's good at trapping the ball with his chest. tree →
- Be careful not to trap your fingers in the door. tree →
- The snow was trapping the cars on the road. tree →
- She didn't care about the trappings of fame. tree →
- The King rode on a huge Elephant adorned with the most gorgeous trappings. tree →
note
Double p: trap → trapped, trapping. «The trappings» (plural noun) is mostly used in grown-up writing. Humane traps catch animals without hurting them.
In the corpora
- In chess the aim is checkmate, trapping the king, not capturing everything.
- In chess the aim is checkmate, trapping the king, not capturing as many pieces as possible.
- Wool, fur and fluffy materials keep heat in by trapping still air, which passes heat very badly.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «trapping» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.