trepan: Meaning and Definition of

tre•pan

1. a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
2. an obsolete form of the trephine resembling a carpenter's bit and brace.

1. to cut circular disks from (plate stock) using a rotating cutter.
2. to operate upon with a trepan; trephine.

tre•pan

1. a person who ensnares or entraps others.
2. a stratagem; a trap.

1. to ensnare or entrap.
2. to entice.
3. to cheat or swindle.