Definition of Mousetrap
Mousetrap
Mous·e·trap


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(noun)
A device for catching mice, typically with a spring-loaded bar that kills them.

e.g. The farmer set a mousetrap in the barn to catch the pesky rodent.

(noun)
a strategy used to lure one towards destruction;

e.g. They devised a mousetrap to trap her husband in his wrongdoings.



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