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.
booby-traps
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present tense formof booby-trap (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Brigadier General Iddo Mizrahi, chief of Israel's military engineers, said troops were in a first stage of opening access routes in Gaza but were encountering mines and booby-traps.
From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2023
Frank falls into one of Bill's booby-traps after years of Bill living a safe — and totally solitary — life.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2023
Knowing how to spot booby-traps that could shatter their lives again is a necessary skill, she said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
A: If you insist on getting the car, you need to close the deal with Dad and drive away before he realizes what you’re up to and booby-traps the car.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2015
But the adult portion of the population, at any rate, would hardly lay booby-traps to trip him in a river on his return.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by George Saintsbury
