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How to sign: to hold fast or prevent from moving
"The child was pinned under the fallen tree";
Similiar / Same: pin, immobilize, immobilise
How to sign: informal terms for the mouth
Similiar / Same: cakehole, maw, yap, gob, hole
Categories: mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris
How to sign: catch in or as if in a trap
"The men trap foxes";
Similiar / Same: snare, trammel, entrap, ensnare
Within this category: gin
How to sign: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Similiar / Same: ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait
Categories: coup de main, surprise attack
Within this category: dry-gulching
