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booby trap
n.
1. An explosive device designed to be triggered when an unsuspecting victim touches or disturbs a seemingly harmless object.
2. A situation that catches one off guard; a pitfall.
boo′by-trap′ v.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
booby trap
n
1. (Military) a hidden explosive device primed in such a way as to be set off by an unsuspecting victim
2. a trap for an unsuspecting person, esp one intended as a practical joke, such as an object balanced above a door to fall on the person who opens it
vb, booby-trap, -traps, -trapping or -trapped
(tr) to set a booby trap in or on (a building or object) or for (a person)
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
boo′by trap`
n.
1. a hidden bomb or mine that can be set off by an unsuspecting person who steps on it, touches a tripwire, or the like.
2. any hidden trap set for an unsuspecting person.
[1840–50]
boo′by-trap`, v.t. -trapped, -trap•ping.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
booby trap
An explosive or nonexplosive device or other material, deliberately placed to cause casualties when an apparently harmless object is disturbed or a normally safe act is performed.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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| Noun | 1. |  booby trap - an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven overbouncing betty - an antipersonnel land mine claymore mine, claymore - an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy mine - explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel |
| 2. | booby trap - an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty difficulty - a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent" |
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booby trap
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Translations
فَخُّ، شَركٌمَصْيَدَه للُغَفَّلين
nástrahanastražená výbušnina/bomba
fældeminefælde
érintésre robbanó bombapokolgép
nástrahanástražný systém
gizli tuzaktuzak bomba
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
booby
(ˈbuːbi) – plural ˈboobies – noun1. a stupid person.
2. (slang) a woman's breast.
booby prize a prize for the lowest score etc. John came last and got the booby prize.
ˈbooby trap noun1. a bomb hidden in an object which explodes when it is touched.
2. a simple trap that makes you fall or makes something fall on you etc.
booby-trap – past tense, past participle booby-trapped – verb to put a booby trap in an object. Don't touch that! It may be booby-trapped.
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