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The Britannica Dictionary booby trap 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• booby trap (noun)

booby trap noun plural booby traps booby trap noun plural booby traps Britannica Dictionary definition of BOOBY TRAP [count] 1 : a hidden bomb that explodes when the object connected to it is touched, moved, etc.

• Someone had rigged a booby trap that blew up the car when the engine was started.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 : a trap that is set as a joke to shock or frighten someone

• We set a booby trap by balancing a bucket of water on top of the door so that it would fall on him when he came in.

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— booby–trap

verb booby–traps; booby–trapped; booby–trapping [+ object]

• Someone had booby-trapped the car.
• His roommate booby-trapped the door.

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— booby–trapped

adjective

• The house is booby-trapped.
• a booby-trapped car

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