See also: booby trap and booby-trap

English

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Verb

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boobytrap (third-person singular simple present boobytraps, present participle boobytrapping, simple past and past participle boobytrapped)

  1. (intransitive) To set a booby-trap.
  2. (transitive) To install a booby-trap in or on (a harmless object).

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English booby trap.

Pronunciation

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  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈbu.biˌtrɛp/ (/r/ is often realised as /ɹ/)
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  • Hyphenation: boo‧by‧trap

Noun

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boobytrap m (plural boobytraps)

  1. booby trap