mousetrap.
A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents.
Meaning & usage
A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents.
A website designed to open another copy of itself when the user tries to close the webpage.
Ordinary, everyday cheese.
A slice of bread or toast topped with cheese and then grilled or microwaved.
An antisubmarine rocket used mainly during World War II by the US Navy and US Coast Guard.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English mouse-trappe, mous trappe, mouse trape, equivalent to mouse + trap. Cognate with Dutch muizetrap, muizentrap (“mousetrap”), German Low German Muustrappe, Muustrapp (“mousetrap”). In the Internet sense, refers to a computer mouse.
To trap; to trick or fool (someone) into a bad situation.
To prevent (the user) from leaving a website by opening another copy when it is closed.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English mouse-trappe, mous trappe, mouse trape, equivalent to mouse + trap. Cognate with Dutch muizetrap, muizentrap (“mousetrap”), German Low German Muustrappe, Muustrapp (“mousetrap”). In the Internet sense, refers to a computer mouse.
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