Mouse Trap
Spring-loaded pest device
A mouse trap is a device for catching or killing mice, typically a spring-loaded mechanism that snaps shut when triggered.
The term extends to any scheme designed to lure and capture: The discount was just a mouse trap to get customers in the door.
Mousetrap also names a classic board game where players build an elaborate contraption.
To build a better mousetrap is to improve on an existing solution—from the saying that the world will beat a path to your door if you do.
- cheeseFermented milk solid
- snapSudden sharp sound
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- baitLure for prey
- rodentGnawing mammal order
catch · board · game · pest · pest control · wire · trigger · snare · Tom · Jerry · exterminator · attic · squeak · wooden · contraption · Rube Goldberg · capture · whiskers
- toysteddy bear, doll, dolls, stuffed animal, puzzles
- ColecoVisionDonkey Kong, Frogger, Q*bert, Turbo
- 90s ToysFurby, Tamagotchi, Skip-It, Super Soaker, Tickle Me Elmo
Mouse Trapopen field
Unenclosed outdoor space
escape route · safe passage · wildlife corridor · mouse hole · freedom
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