Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. alternative spelling of booby trap.
- v. To set up with booby traps; to plant a booby trap on.
Examples
“They backed up onto a second booby-trap, leaving five of the seven crewmen, including Lance Cpl.”
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“There was a small gap, large enough to see that there were no wires or magnets or contacts inside that might signal a booby-trap circuit.”
“It contains advice for every imaginable hostile situation, from how to booby-trap a napkin, to how to conduct a drive-by shooting, to how to recognize a rattlesnake or treat a scorpion sting.”
“Until Saturday, such booby-trap attacks had badly maimed two other officers but killed nobody.”
“A booby-trap car bomb killed Constable Ronan Kerr outside his home in Omagh, where 29 men, women and children were murdered in 1998.”
The Guardian: Horror in Omagh as bomb kills Northern Ireland policeman
“Since 2007, IRA dissidents have planted dozens of such booby-trap bombs under the private cars of police officers.”
“I'm getting estimates on what it would cost to booby-trap the star," Lee quips to Comic Riffs, "because I can't bear the thought of people walking all over me!”
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“Flatware is not the etiquette booby-trap that people seem to think.”
“A 25-year-old Catholic policeman who had just joined Northern Ireland's police force was killed after a booby-trap bomb exploded as he got into his car in the town of Omagh, police and neighbors said.”
“The Marines found one booby-trap, a yellow-wrapped trigger system just below the surface of the path.”
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bilby "Q. How do I stop cats from digging up my garden?
A. Buy a long range water pistol - one shot should make a cat stop. You can also try booby-traps. Place a balloon below the ground where the cats dig and with one pop they will never come near your blooms again." - Scott Miller in 'Right At Home', 2 Dec 2007. Dec 3, 2007