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boobytrap

boobytrap

See also: booby trap and booby-trap

English

Verb

boobytrap (third-person singular simple present boobytraps, present participle boobytrapping, simple past and past participle boobytrapped)

  1. (intransitive) To set a booby-trap
  2. (transitive) To install a booby-trap in or on a harmless object

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: boo‧by‧trap

Etymology

Borrowing from English boobytrap.

Noun

boobytrap m (plural boobytraps)

  1. booby trap