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Definition of mousetrap
1 : a trap for mice
2 : a stratagem that lures one to defeat or destruction
3 : trap 2b
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Recent Examples of mousetrap from the Web
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A Florida man who suspected neighbors were stealing his mail set up a mousetrap in his mailbox — but the victim of his plot ended up being the mail carrier.
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Many of the offices contain mousetraps to fight the inevitable infestation.
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However, McNew had to accomplish that while blindfolded and with mousetraps scattered across the table.
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After the Ricketts family purchased the Cubs in 2009, team President Crane Kenney offered Tom Ricketts two items for his windowless office — a mousetrap and a fly swatter.
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As Dan hits the trampoline, the mousetraps hang suspended in the air for a brief moment before landing.
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Many of the offices contain mousetraps to fight the inevitable infestation.
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There is, for instance, a life-size mousetrap arranged in a giant circle.
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First Known Use of mousetrap
15th century
mousetrap
Definition of mousetrap
transitive verb
: to snare in or as if in a mousetrap
First Known Use of mousetrap
circa 1864
MOUSETRAP Defined for English Language Learners
mousetrap
playDefinition of mousetrap for English Language Learners
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: a small trap for catching mice
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