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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈboo•by ˌtrap, n. [countable]- Militarya hidden bomb set off when a person who does not know it is there steps on it, touches a wire, or the like:used a metal detector to search for booby traps.
- any hidden trap set for a person who does not expect it:The booby trap—a bucket of cold water over the partly open door—caught the next person who came in.
boo•by-trap, -trapped, -trap•ping, v. [~ + object]to booby-trap a jungle path. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024boo′by trap′, - Militarya hidden bomb or mine so placed that it will be set off by an unsuspecting person through such means as moving an apparently harmless object.
- any hidden trap set for an unsuspecting person.
boo•by-trap (bo̅o̅′bē trap′),USA pronunciation v.t., -trapped, -trap•ping. - Militaryto set with or as if with a booby trap;
attach a booby trap to or in.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: booby trap n - a hidden explosive device primed in such a way as to be set off by an unsuspecting victim
- a trap for an unsuspecting person, esp one intended as a practical joke, such as an object balanced above a door to fall on the person who opens it
vb (booby-trap, traps, -trapping, -trapped)- (transitive) to set a booby trap in or on (a building or object) or for (a person)
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