- a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- a device, machine, or the like whose structure or function suggests a trap for mice.
- a device, system, or stratagem for detecting and catching someone in an unauthorized or illegal act.
- trap1 (def. 12).
- 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.
- trap1 (def. 24).
- to make or offer a superior product.
- any trap for catching mice, esp one with a spring-loaded metal bar that is released by the taking of the bait
- cheese of indifferent quality
