[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a trap mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.", "a device, machine, or the like whose structure or function suggests a trap for mice.", "a device, system, or stratagem for detecting and catching someone in an unauthorized or illegal act.", "Football. trap1(def12) trap1(def12)."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["Informal.to trap or snare:traffic cops mousetrapping drunken drivers.to manipulate by devious or clever means; trick or outwit:to mousetrap the witness into a contradiction.", "to trap or snare:traffic cops mousetrapping drunken drivers.", "to manipulate by devious or clever means; trick or outwit:to mousetrap the witness into a contradiction.", "Football. trap1(def24) trap1(def24)."]}]