MANTRAP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mantrap mean? 

• MANTRAP (noun)
  The noun MANTRAP has 2 senses:

1. a very attractive or seductive looking woman

2. a trap for catching trespassers

  Familiarity information: MANTRAP used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANTRAP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A very attractive or seductive looking woman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

beauty; dish; knockout; looker; lulu; mantrap; peach; ravisher; smasher; stunner; sweetheart

Hypernyms ("mantrap" is a kind of...):

adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A trap for catching trespassers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mantrap" is a kind of...):

trap (a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned)