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Word: Mousetrap
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmaʊstrap
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a trap for catching and usually killing mice, especially one with a spring bar which snaps down on to the mouse when it touches a piece of cheese or other bait attached to the mechanism.
Short Definition:trap for catching and usually killing mice
Word: Mousetrap
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmaʊstrap
Dialects: British English
Definition:
induce (someone) to do something by means of a trick
Short Definition:induce someone to do something by means of trick
Examples:- the editor mousetrapped her into giving him an article
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