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.
had booby-trapped
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past perfectof booby-trap.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The Axios news website cited two sources as saying that Israeli intelligence services had booby-trapped thousands of walkie-talkies before delivering them to Hezbollah as part of the group’s war-time emergency communications system.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024
He wanted to be sure nobody had booby-trapped the toilet with foul-tempered reptiles again.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
But then he realized that tomorrow morning he wouldn’t have to check and see if the twins had booby-trapped the whole place.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
For all I know she had booby-trapped them in getting down from the roof.
From Tinker's Dam by John Schoenherr
