mousetrap
English
/ˈmaʊsˌtɹæp/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents.
- (countable) A website designed to open another copy of itself when the user tries to close the webpage. Frequently used by advertisers and pornographers.
- (chiefly) Ordinary, everyday cheese.
- (NZ) A slice of bread or toast topped with cheese and then grilled or microwaved.
- (military) An antisubmarine rocket used mainly during World War II by the US Navy and US Coast Guard.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mouse-trappe com from English mouse (computing) + English trap.
Origin
English
trap
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Foxtrap English
- Kafkatrap English
- antimouse English
- beartrap English
- betrap English
- bumtrap English
- churchmouse English
- claptrap English
- creepmouse English
- cryotrap English
- deathtrap English
- demouse English
- detrap English
- draintrap English
- entrap English
- firetrap English
- fish trap English
- fish-trap English
- flindermouse English
- flittermouse English
- flytrap English
- intertrap English
- mantrap English
- micromouse English
- microtrap English
- mouse English
- mouse-ear English
- mouseable English
- mousebird English
- mouseclick English
- mousedom English
- mousefall English
- mousefish English
- mousefucker English
- mousehole English
- mousehood English
- mousekin English
- mousekind English
- mouseless English
- mouselike English
- mouseling English
- mouselook English
- mouseness English
- mouseover English
- mousepad English
- mousepox English
- mouseprint English
- mouseproof English
- mouser English
- mousery English
- mousesicle English
- mousetail English
- mousework English
- mousie English
- mousy English
- nanotrap English
- nonmouse English
- oncomouse English
- overtrap English
- ovitrap English
- premouse English
- rattletrap English
- rattrap English
- reremouse English
- retrap English
- seamouse English
- shrewmouse English
- spamtrap English
- suntrap English
- supermouse English
- trap English
- trap house English
- trap-jaw ant English
- trapball English
- trapdoor English
- traphole English
- traphouse English
- trapless English
- traplike English
- trapline English
- trapmaking English
- trappable English
- trapper English
- trappest English
- trappeth English
- trappose English
- trappous English
- trappy English
- trapshooter English
- trapshooting English
- trapstick English
- trapt English
- untrap English
- videotrap English
- walktrap English
- water mouse English
- woodmouse English
- trap Finnish
- Maus German
- Mouse German
- mouse Italian
- mouse Spanish, Castilian
- trap Spanish, Castilian
- mouse Portuguese
- trap Portuguese
- mous Middle English
- mouse-trappe Middle English
- trappe Middle English
- muso Esperanto
- maus Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- mouse Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- เมาส์ Thai
- მაუსი Georgian
- mouse Chinese
- mausi Swahili
- 마우스 Korean
- মাউস Bengali
- Muus German Low German
- Trappe German Low German
- Muustrappe Low German
- ମାଉସ Oriya
- trap
- mousy
- trapt
- mouse
- retrap
- mousie
- mouser
- entrap
- trappy
- detrap
- betrap
- untrap
- trapper
- mantrap
- flytrap
- bumtrap
- ovitrap
- suntrap
- demouse
- mousery
- rattrap
- Foxtrap
- cryotrap
- mousepad
- nanotrap
- spamtrap
- mousekin
- trappose
- traphole
- nonmouse
- mousedom
- firetrap
- walktrap
- trappeth
- trapless
- trappous
- trapball
- claptrap
- seamouse
- beartrap
- mousepox
- trapdoor
- trapline
- overtrap
- traplike
- premouse
- trappest
- mousehole
- mouse-ear
- microtrap
- fish trap
- mouseness
- fish-trap
- oncomouse
- mouseover
- trappable
- mousework
- mouseable
- mouseling
- antimouse
- mousetail
- intertrap
- mouselike
- mousehood
- trapstick
- videotrap
- traphouse
- mouselook
- deathtrap
- Kafkatrap
- mouseless
- mousefish
- woodmouse
- mousefall
- reremouse
- mousekind
- mousebird
- draintrap
- mouseproof
- trap house
- creepmouse
- supermouse
- trapmaking
- mousesicle
- mouseprint
- micromouse
- shrewmouse
- rattletrap
- mouseclick
- mousefucker
- churchmouse
- water mouse
- trapshooter
- trapshooting
- flittermouse
- flindermouse
- trap-jaw ant