Definition of "trapped" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of trap. (verb)
• Caught in a trap (adjective)

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• "Alan Johnson, Labour's spokesman on economic issues, accused Osborne of "economic masochism," warning that his cuts would leave Britain trapped in a cycle of low growth and high unemployment for years."
• "She has assumed the role of a musical Charlie Chaplin trapped in the giant gears of Modern Times, as well as a keyboard-sampler artist with the deadpan efficiency of Buster Keaton commandeering The General."
• "This is undoubtedly from our presence on earth, due to the fact that the CO2 we emit into the atmosphere does not dissapear for many generations, resulting in a greater amount of heat trapped from the sun in the air."