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mouse·trap
 mousetrap
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- pronunciation:
- maUs
traep
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- build a better mousetrap
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a small trap used to catch or kill mice.
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| definition 2: |
a device or strategy intended to entrap or deceive.
- similar words:
- trap
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| related words: |
trap |
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| phrase: |
build a better mousetrap |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
mousetraps, mousetrapping, mousetrapped |
| definition: |
to entrap, outwit, or deceive.
The detective mousetrapped the killer into a confession.- similar words:
- trap
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