Mousetrap Definition

moustrăp
mousetrapped, mousetrapping, mousetraps
noun
mousetraps
A trap for catching mice, specif., a device with a hinged, spring-loaded bar that snaps across the mouse when bait is taken.
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(computing) A website designed to open another copy of itself when the user tries to close the webpage. Frequently used by advertisers and pornographers.

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(business studies) With attribute "better", a hypothetical new or improved product used in economic projections.

But what happens if they build a better mousetrap?
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(chiefly UK) Ordinary, everyday cheese.

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(New Zealand) A slice of bread or toast topped with cheese and then grilled or microwaved.

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Synonyms:
  • trap play
verb
To trick or ensnare by means of a feint or stratagem.
Webster's New World

(figuratively) To trap; to trick or fool (someone) into a bad situation.

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Other Word Forms of Mousetrap

Noun

Singular:
mousetrap
Plural:
mousetraps

Origin of Mousetrap

Mousetrap Sentence Examples

  • He does not have to build a better mousetrap.

  • You have to have a mousetrap to catch a mouse.

  • She even made me go see the mousetrap in London.

  • For example, the platform (by itself) would make a functionally useless mousetrap, but it might make a great paperweight.

  • Nowadays, you don't need a better mousetrap.

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