MOUSETRAP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mousetrap mean? 

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

1. a trap for catching mice

2. (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated

  Familiarity information: MOUSETRAP used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOUSETRAP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A trap for catching mice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

(American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

mousetrap; trap play

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

maneuver; manoeuvre; play (a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill)

Domain category:

American football; American football game (a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays)