Mousetrap (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
  2. a device, machine, or the like whose structure or function suggests a trap for mice.
  3. a device, system, or stratagem for detecting and catching someone in an unauthorized or illegal act.
  4. trap1 (def. 12).
verb (used with object), mouse·trapped, mouse·trap·ping.
  1. Informal.
    • to trap or snare: traffic cops mousetrapping drunken drivers.
    • to manipulate by devious or clever means; trick or outwit: to mousetrap the witness into a contradiction.
  2. trap1 (def. 24).
Idioms
  1. to make or offer a superior product.
noun
  1. any trap for catching mice, esp one with a spring-loaded metal bar that is released by the taking of the bait
  2. cheese of indifferent quality
Mousetrap (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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