<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted</li><li>a device, machine, or the like whose structure or function suggests a trap for mice</li><li>a device, system, or stratagem for detecting and catching someone in an unauthorized or illegal act</li><li>Football. trap 1 (def 12)</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>mouse·trapped, mouse·trap·ping</li><li>Informal. to trap or snare: traffic cops mousetrapping drunken drivers</li><li>to manipulate by devious or clever means; trick or outwit: to mousetrap the witness into a contradiction</li><li>Football. trap 1 (def 24)</li></ul>