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be trapped #1 (permalink) Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:47 am   be trapped		  
Hello Alan, Mister Micawber, Beeesneees, Mordant, Esl_Expert and other native English speakers,

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http://tinyurl.com/22qw83j
WINNIPEG (CBC) - A 59-year-old man from Steinbach, Man. was killed after getting trapped inside a hay baler on a farm.
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Are there any words or phrases interchangeable with trapped?
Caught up?
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be trapped #2 (permalink) Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:57 am   be trapped		  
Caught.
Entangled.
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be trapped #3 (permalink) Fri Jul 09, 2010 14:02 pm   be trapped		  
Thank you, K-dad.

Is "caught up" incorrect?
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be trapped #4 (permalink) Fri Jul 09, 2010 14:23 pm   be trapped		  
I think 'ensnared' would be very appropriate in this context.
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