boobytrap
boobytrap · boobytraps · boobytrapped · boobytrapping
To set a booby-trapTo set a booby-trap.
» After making sure the cave is not boobytrapped, a swarm of soldiers start hauling away the war booty.
Nachdem sie Sprengfallen in der Höhle ausgeschlossen haben, beginnt ein Schwarm Soldaten damit, die Kriegsbeute wegzuschleppen.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To set a booby-trap.
(transitive)To install a booby-trap in or on (a harmless object).
Examples
1 sentencesAfter making sure the cave is not boobytrapped, a swarm of soldiers start hauling away the war booty.
deNachdem sie Sprengfallen in der Höhle ausgeschlossen haben, beginnt ein Schwarm Soldaten damit, die Kriegsbeute wegzuschleppen.
Forms
boobytraps, boobytrapping, boobytrapped, boobytrapped| Base form | boobytrap · to boobytrap |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | boobytraps |
| Present participle | boobytrapping |
| Past simple | boobytrapped |
| Past participle | boobytrapped |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle