Booby-trap - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈbuːbɪ træp|
Brit.
|ˈbuːbɪ træp|
noun
- (military) An antipersonnel device deliberately hidden or disguised as a harmless object
- (by extension) An unforeseen source of danger; a pitfall
- Alternative spelling of booby trap.
- (by extension) An unforeseen source of danger; a pitfall
- Alternative spelling of booby trap.
verb
- To set up with booby traps; to plant a booby trap on.
Extra examples
Someone had rigged a booby trap that blew up the car when the engine was started.
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.
He lost both legs in a booby trap bomb blast.
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