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MOUSETRAP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(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:
mousetrap; trap play
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mousetrap" is a kind of...):
maneuver; manoeuvre; play (a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill)
Domain category:
American football; American football game (a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A trap for catching mice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mousetrap" is a kind of...):
trap (a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned)
