Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for booby trap

booby trap

1

noun

  1. 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.
  2. any hidden trap set for an unsuspecting person.


booby-trap

2

[ boo-bee-trap ]

verb (used with object)

, boo·by-trapped, boo·by-trap·ping.
  1. to set with or as if with a booby trap; attach a booby trap to or in.

booby trap

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to set a booby trap in or on (a building or object) or for (a person)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of booby trap1

First recorded in 1840–50

Origin of booby trap2

First recorded in 1940–45

Advertisement

Related Words

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement