booby trap

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Synonyms: booby-trap, boobytrap, booby traps

Antonyms: booby-trap, boobytrap, booby traps

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|military}} An [[antipersonnel]] [[device]] deliberately [[hidden]] or [[disguised]] as a [[harmless]] object.
2. A [[practical joke]] by which something is made to fall upon someone entering through a door, or the like.
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} An unforeseen source of [[danger]]; a [[pitfall]].

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