booby trap

booby trap

noun

Definition of BOOBY TRAP

1

: a trap for the unwary or unsuspecting : pitfall

2

: a concealed explosive device contrived to go off when some harmless-looking object is touched

— boo·by–trap transitive verb

Examples of BOOBY TRAP

1. Someone had rigged a booby trap that blew up the car when the engine was started.
2. We set a booby trap by balancing a bucket of water on top of the door so that it would fall on him when he came in.

First Known Use of BOOBY TRAP

1850

Related to BOOBY TRAP

Synonyms: mine

Related Words: claymore mine, land mine; torpedo; bomb, explosive; hazard, pitfall, snare, trap; ambush, net, web

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Rhymes with BOOBY TRAP

afterclap, baseball cap, beat the rap, blasting cap, body wrap, contour map, cradle cap, gangsta rap, giddyap, gimme cap, gingersnap, handicap, inky cap, medigap, on the map, overlap, photomap, rattletrap, relief map, service cap, shoulder strap, spinal tap, stocking cap, thinking cap, thunderclap, Tonle Sap, tourist trap, water gap, weather map, wentletrap