All mousetrap synonyms
mouse·trap
M m verb mousetrap
- put on — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- bait and switch — Bait and switch is used to refer to a sales technique in which goods are advertised at low prices in order to attract customers, although only a small number of the low-priced goods are available.
- cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- doublespeak — evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- butter up — If someone butters you up, they try to please you because they want you to help or support them.
- draw out — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- play up to — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- trip up — a journey or voyage: to win a trip to Paris.
noun mousetrap
- deadfall — a type of trap, used esp for catching large animals, in which a heavy weight falls to crush the prey
- mine — an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- pitfall — a lightly covered and unnoticeable pit prepared as a trap for people or animals.
- set-up — Surveying. station (def 14a). a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station. a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.