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mousetrapped

mousetrapped

8.1
A small animal or body part caught by a mousetrap
  • adjective
translation icon : atrapado por una trampa
  • The mouse was mousetrapped and unable to escape from the kitchen corner.

Examples

  • He found his finger painfully mousetrapped after accidentally setting off the device.

  • The injured sparrow lay mousetrapped with the small metal clamp around its leg.

  • Look at that mousetrapped creature in the corner!

  • He discovered his finger was mousetrapped in the device.

  • The injured bird lay mousetrapped with the metal trap holding its wing.

  • He realized his finger was painfully mousetrapped in the trap's mechanism.

  • A small animal was found mousetrapped in the kitchen with its paw stuck.

Synonyms

pinioned
vsmousetrapped
9.7

A person or animal held tightly with the arms tied behind the back

is held by a small mechanical trapping device on a body part
trapped
vsmousetrapped
4.4

Unable to escape from a dangerous place or situation, for example when surrounded by attackers

is specifically about being caught by a small physical device on a body part

Antonyms

to free
337 1.0

To release someone or something that is held

How Trapped

immobilism
  • Specialized
9.6
mousetrapped
8.1
trapped
4.4
stuck
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

mousetrapped positive

Morphology

mousetrapped = mousetrap (transparent) = mouse + trap + ed

Literal formation from 'mousetrap' + '-ed'; the meaning 'caught by a mousetrap' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Mousetrapped comes from the small device mousetrap, built from mouse + trap, which snaps shut to hold a mouse. So when something is mousetrapped in the literal sense, it is physically 'caught' by that clamp.