booby trap
noun
a hidden bomb or mine so placed that it will be set off by an unsuspecting person through such means as moving an apparently harmless object.
are booby-trapping
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present progressiveof booby-trap.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In English, that meant: To all units: Japanese are booby-trapping personnel equipment, installations, and bivouacs.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
