trape /tɹeɪ̯p/verb 2noun 1forms 3 verb2 •To run about idly or like a slattern. •To drag.No, that coat's too big; it'll trape along the ground if you wear it. noun1 •(no longer used) 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[…] — 1678 formstraped · traping · trapes