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Mousetrap

nounid 88124·updated May 18, 2026
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a play in American football by which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated

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Variants

synonym
trap play
plural
Mousetraps
possessive
Mousetrap's
pluralpossessive
Mousetraps'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a play in American football by which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated
§2
a trap for catching mice
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a play in American football by which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated
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