mousetrap

A noun referring to a device designed to catch mice, or in American football, a play where a defensive player is drawn across the line and then blocked to create a running lane.

• 🌐اسم يشير إلى أداة تُصمَّم لاصطياد الفئران أو الإمساك بها، ويُستخدم في كرة القدم الأمريكية للإشارة إلى خطة دفاعية يُستدرج فيها المهاجم ثم يُحاصَر لإفساح المجال لحامل الكرة.

1. Mice trap A2 formal

   A device designed to catch or kill mice.

   • He set a mousetrap in the kitchen to catch the rodent.
   • The old mousetrap snapped shut when the mouse touched the bait.
   • She bought a new mousetrap from the hardware store.

   🌐مصيدة الفئران

2. American football play C1 formal american sport

   A play in American football where a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and is then blocked off, allowing the runner to go through the vacated space.

   • The quarterback called a mousetrap to exploit the aggressive defense.
   • The running back gained ten yards on a perfectly executed mousetrap.
   • The coach taught the team how to run the mousetrap play effectively.

   🌐فخ الفأر (في كرة القدم الأمريكية)

   المرادفات: traptrap play

• mousetraps plural form
• mousetraps' possessive plural form
• mousetrap's possessive singular form