booby trap[noun]Synonyms: pitfall, deadfall, mousetrap, springe, trapfall
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ˈbooby trap ,
booby-trap noun [countable]1. a hidden bomb that explodes when you touch something else that is connected to it:
He lost both legs in a booby trap bomb blast.2. a
harmless trap that you arrange for someone as a joke
—booby-trapped adjective—booby trap verb [transitive] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲