mouse·trap
ˈmau̇s-ˌtrap 
1
: a trap for mice
2
: a stratagem that lures one to defeat or destruction
mousetrapped; mousetrapping; mousetraps
: to snare in or as if in a mousetrap
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Four starters averaged in double figures, and the other, Doyle, proved to be a human mousetrap against opponents’ best scorers.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2020
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Noun
All of this was done in consultation with the people who understood the problems best, putting faith in the expertise of top bureaucrats to build a better mousetrap.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Four starters averaged in double figures, and the other, Doyle, proved to be a human mousetrap against opponents’ best scorers.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
All of that seems to have been forgotten, though, in the rush to better mousetrap the category with extreme levels of brightness, unconventional form factors, solar charging, and other needless complication.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2020
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“Mousetrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mousetrap. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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