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mousetrap
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mousetrap has 2 senses
- mousetrap(n = noun.artifact) Array - a trap for catching mice; Array is a kind of trap
- mousetrap(n = noun.act) trap play - (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated; Array is a kind of maneuver, manoeuvre, play
CIDE DICTIONARY
mousetrap, n.
Any device that catches, and usually kills, mice. They are of various designs, the most common being a stiff loop of wire mounted on a small wooden platform base and attached to a strong spring, which holds the loop firmly against the base. To activate the trap, the loop is pulled through a 180rat trap. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mousetrap, n.
1 a sprung trap with bait for catching and usu. killing mice.
2 (often attrib.) cheese of poor quality.
1 a sprung trap with bait for catching and usu. killing mice.
2 (often attrib.) cheese of poor quality.
THESAURUS
mousetrap
Dionaea, Mark, baited trap, bazooka, booby trap, calliope, deadfall, deathtrap, decoy, firetrap, flytrap, gin, hedgehog, launch pad, launching pad, launching platform, launching tube, mine, mole trap, pitfall, projector, rattrap, set gun, silo, spring gun, springe, trap, trapfall
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