Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

booby-trap

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: booby--trap
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of booby trap.

verb

To set up with booby traps; to plant a booby trap on.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Transport for London and the RMT union are united in their condemnation of anti-COVID vaccination extremists who are booby-trapping posters on the London Underground and other stations with razor blades."
"Israeli soldiers who combed slowly through the village on Tuesday warned visiting journalists to stay out of homes that had not been cleared, warning they could be booby-trapped with explosives."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

booby-traps (plural) booby-traps (present, singular) booby-trapping (participle, present) booby-trapped (participle, past) booby-trapped (past)

Questions

What does booby-trap mean?: Alternative form of booby trap.

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