mouse·trap
ˈmau̇s-ˌtrap 
1
: a trap for mice
2
: a stratagem that lures one to defeat or destruction
mousetrapped; mousetrapping; mousetraps
: to snare in or as if in a mousetrap
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Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Libra might develop better mousetraps, but at the cost of accessibility and ease of use.
—Kevin Werbach, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2019
Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2020
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Noun
Undeterred, Halpin and team endeavor to continue to build a better mousetrap.
—Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Libra might develop better mousetraps, but at the cost of accessibility and ease of use.
—Kevin Werbach, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2019
Verb
All of that seems to have been forgotten, though, in the rush to better mousetrap the category with extreme levels of brightness, unconventional form factors, solar charging, and other needless complication.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2020
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“Mousetrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mousetrap. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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