Definition for Mousetrap:

• ( 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

Synonyms for Mousetrap:

• n.

  •
  • flypaper,
  • ddt,
  • bomb,
  • fungicide,
  • flyswatter,
  • germicide,
  • camphor,
  • citronella,
  • dip,
  • fungicidal.
  •artifact (noun)
  • mousetrap.
  •booby trap (noun)
  • hidden danger,
  • land mine,
  • baited trap,
  • hidden dangers,
  • trip wire,
  • set-ups,
  • set-up,
  • mine.
  •enticement (noun)
  • coaxing,
  • promise,
  • attraction,
  • blandishment,
  • sweetening,
  • come-on,
  • inducement,
  • snare,
  • temptation,
  • fascination,
  • seduction.
  •pitfall (noun)
  • drawback,
  • peril,
  • danger,
  • difficulty,
  • deadfall,
  • hazard,
  • quicksand,
  • mesh,
  • chasm,
  • risk,
  • pit,
  • snag,
  • web,
  • setup,
  • downfall,
  • deathtrap,
  • entanglement,
  • swindle,
  • toil,
  • firetrap,
  • vortex.
  •trap play (noun)
  • trap play.

• v.

  •attract (verb)
  • grab,
  • beckon,
  • bait,
  • spellbind,
  • bewitch,
  • captivate,
  • sweep off one's feet,
  • interest,
  • come on,
  • hook,
  • allure,
  • vamp,
  • pull,
  • freak out,
  • slay,
  • give the come-on,
  • draw,
  • enchant,
  • entrance,
  • court,
  • induce,
  • knock dead,
  • solicit,
  • fascinate,
  • suck in,
  • magnetize,
  • bring,
  • endear,
  • score,
  • go over big,
  • steer,
  • exert influence,
  • appeal to,
  • inveigle,
  • make a hit with,
  • charm,
  • engage,
  • knock out,
  • drag,
  • wow,
  • beguile,
  • kill,
  • wile,
  • send,
  • enthrall,
  • invite,
  • entice,
  • turn on,
  • rope in.
  •corner (verb)
  • catch,
  • put out,
  • bottle,
  • capture,
  • trick,
  • collar,
  • nab,
  • tree,
  • trouble,
  • fool,
  • seize.
  •decoy (verb)
  • lead on,
  • tout,
  • deceive,
  • ensnare,
  • egg one on,
  • mislead,
  • toll,
  • con,
  • lead up garden path,
  • shill,
  • ensorcell.
  •delude (verb)
  • string along,
  • sucker,
  • snow,
  • cheat,
  • gull,
  • dupe,
  • double-cross,
  • betray,
  • outfox,
  • hoodwink,
  • bluff,
  • hoax,
  • cozen,
  • take in,
  • juggle.
  •seduce (verb)
  • wheedle,
  • coax,
  • persuade,
  • entrap.
  •tempt (verb)
  • motivate,
  • tantalize,
  • honey,
  • butter up,
  • instigate,
  • test,
  • stimulate,
  • move,
  • promote,
  • dare,
  • train,
  • try,
  • oil,
  • woo,
  • incite,
  • whet,
  • draw out,
  • rouse,
  • provoke,
  • influence.
  •trap (verb)
  • land,
  • enmesh,
  • take,
  • corral,
  • circumvent,
  • nail,
  • tangle,
  • overtake,
  • entangle,
  • trammel,
  • ambuscade,
  • net,
  • surprise.

• Other synonyms:

  •attract
  • entices,
  • sucked in,
  • Enticed,
  • swept off one's feet,
  • inducing,
  • make hit with,
  • wiling,
  • appealed to,
  • sweep off feet,
  • invited,
  • turning on,
  • pulling,
  • mousetraps,
  • Inveigling,
  • sending,
  • roped in,
  • wiled,
  • exerting influence,
  • slain.
  •decoy
  • leading on,
  • ensorcelled,
  • ensorcelling,
  • leads on,
  • shills,
  • led on,
  • ensnared,
  • shilling.
  •seduce
  • seduced.

Paraphrases for Mousetrap:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    trap.

Antonyms for Mousetrap:

• n.

  • enticement
    repulsion, dissuasion.
  • lure
    reality, certainty, hindrance, truth, discouragement, warning, fact, deterrent.
  • pitfall
    good luck, advantage, safety, blessing, security.

• v.

  • attract
    deter, dissuade, release, repel, reject, refuse, give up, discourage, disenchant, disinterest, bore, repulse, turn off, shun, prevent, disgust, let go.
  • corner
    lose, allow, liberate, free.
  • decoy
    be honest.
  • delude
    be truthful.
  • intrigue
    forget, offend, neglect, displease, tire, depress, push.
  • misinform
    inform, tell all, straighten.
  • tempt
    dull, hinder, halt, dishearten, stop, delight, please.
  • trap
    help, aid, fail, untangle, disentangle, untwist, exclude, assist.

Mousetrap Sentence Examples:

• The Welshman, he loved toasted cheese, And made his mouth like a mousetrap.

• The players enter and plan with Hamlet the performance of The Mousetrap.

Homophones for Mousetrap:

• muster up.

Hyponym for Mousetrap:

• n.

  • artifact
    trap.