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1mousetrap
noun mouse·trap \ˈmau̇s-ˌtrap\
: a small trap for catching mice
Full 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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First Known Use of MOUSETRAP
15th century
Rhymes with MOUSETRAP
ASCAP, backslap, backwrap, bitmap, blackcap, bootstrap, burlap, Carnap, catnap, cell sap, claptrap, death cap, death trap, dunce cap, dognap, earflap, entrap, enwrap, firetrap, foolscap, gelcap, gift wrap, gun lap, heeltap, hubcap, ice cap, jockstrap, kidnap, kneecap, lagniappe, light trap, livetrap, love tap, madcap, mantrap, mayhap, mishap, mobcap, mud flap, nightcap, on tap, pace lap, pinesap, rattrap, recap, redcap, remap, riprap, road map, root cap, sand trap, shiplap, shrink-wrap, skullcap, skycap, snowcap, spark gap, speed trap, steel-trap, stopgap, toe cap, unsnap, unstrap, unwrap, watch cap, whitecap, wind gap, winesap, wiretap, word wrap
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verb
Definition of MOUSETRAP
transitive verb
: to snare in or as if in a mousetrap
First Known Use of MOUSETRAP
circa 1864
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