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   boo·by trap

   /ˈbo͞obē ˌtrap/

   noun

   • 1. an apparently harmless object containing a concealed explosive device designed to kill or injure anyone who touches it: "miles of mines, booby traps, and underground fortifications"
   • ▪ a trap intended as a practical joke, such as an object placed on top of a door ajar ready to fall on the next person to pass through.

   verb

   • 1. place a booby trap in or on (an object or area): "using the two remaining grenades he booby-trapped the radio"

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