Thesaurus results for BOOBY TRAP

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verb

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as in to attack

to place hidden explosive devices in or under booby-trapped the field bordering the army's camp

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booby trap

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noun

as in mine

a usually concealed explosive device designed to go off when disturbed luckily, the bomb squad didn't find any booby traps

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as in hitch

a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized he noticed the booby trap in the interviewer's question just a little too late

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Recent Examples of booby-trap

Verb

So what is a modernist like Mayer, who made such cool craft of ancient stuff 20 years ago with Spring Awakening, to do with something as hokey and booby-trapped as Chess? —

Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Noun

Deputies said during the initial call that neighbors had reported gunshots being fired and that a second caller, who claimed to have fired the gun, had placed booby traps around a home in the Kavala Ranch development. —

Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026 When two bumbling thieves (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) attempt to rob his home, Kevin begins an elaborately violent, slapstick battle of wits via booby traps involving a tarantula, paint buckets, and flamethrowers. —

Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for booby-trap

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Verb

The same man later attacked former Olympian Kim Glass in 2022, which prompted Lee to speak out.

— The Editorial Board, Daily News, 28 May 2026
The officer who allegedly was attacked suffered minor injuries, Morton said.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026