# overtrap

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To put too many traps in (an area) or among (an animal population), and thus to trap too many (animals, for their population to recover).

## Etymology
From over- + trap.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overtrap