Antonyms for mousetrap

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : mous-trap

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmaʊsˌtræp

Definition of mousetrap

Origin : late 15c., from mouse (n.) + trap (n.). Figurative use from 1570s. The thing is older than the word. Old English had musfealle; Middle English had mouscacche (late 14c.).

As in lure : noun bait
As in pitfall : noun hazard, trap
As in booby trap : noun concealed trap
As in inveiglement : noun lure
As in enticement : noun allurement; persuasion
As in intrigue : verb arouse curiosity
As in misinform : verb give wrong information intentionally
As in attract : verb draw attention
As in seduce : verb tempt, ensnare
As in tempt : verb lure, entice
As in trap : verb catch, snare; trick
As in corner : verb trap
As in decoy : verb bait, entrap
As in delude : verb deceive, fool

Example sentences :

It is a piece of cheese—a piece of cheese in a mousetrap, and we are the little mice.
Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini

I'm here, we're here, and you've just provided me with a way out of this mousetrap!
Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith

I believe she's equal to catching one of them in a mousetrap if she gets the opportunity!
Extract from : « The Princess of the School » by Angela Brazil

Each answers what he pleases, as a saucepan, a mousetrap, etc.
Extract from : « Games and Songs of American Children » by Various

When I got there I found that poor Tom was imprisoned in a mousetrap.
Extract from : « Puss Junior and Robinson Crusoe » by David Cory

A mousetrap is set, for the cats remain at home, and are hungry for their prey.
Extract from : « Henry VIII And His Court » by Louise Muhlbach

The players enter and plan with Hamlet the performance of The Mousetrap.
Extract from : « Dramatic Technique » by George Pierce Baker

To the left is the "mousetrap," to the right the prison gates.
Extract from : « Scenes from a Courtesan's Life » by Honore de Balzac

What the diavolo did you want to go and poke your nose into such a mousetrap for?
Extract from : « A Roman Singer » by F. Marion Crawford

It is one thing to say that the mousetrap is not there by accident.
Extract from : « George Bernard Shaw » by Gilbert K. Chesterton

Synonyms for mousetrap

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