Used in a Sentence

mousetrap

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for mousetrap.

Editorial note

There is enormous pain in the corporate world and it's an understatement to just build a better mousetrap.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

(countable) A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of mousetrap gathered in one view.

noun

(countable) A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents.

noun

(countable, Internet) A website designed to open another copy of itself when the user tries to close the webpage.

verb

(figuratively, transitive) To trap; to trick or fool (someone) into a bad situation.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for mousetrap.

noun

(countable) A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents.

noun

(countable, Internet) A website designed to open another copy of itself when the user tries to close the webpage.

verb

(figuratively, transitive) To trap; to trick or fool (someone) into a bad situation.

verb

(Internet, transitive) To prevent (the user) from leaving a website by opening another copy when it is closed.

Example sentences

1

There is enormous pain in the corporate world and it's an understatement to just build a better mousetrap.

2

Seems to me you could just use mousetrap.js and get the added bonus of a solid key capture library.

3

The better mousetrap is often better in several ways, not all of which you think of at one time.

4

Do you know how hard it is to get people using a better mousetrap in an already crowded marketplace?

5

You'd think that a condom company would take the 'build a better mousetrap' adage to heart and see the potential market.

6

Then again, there's no reason, a priori, that your group can't build the better mousetrap if they've got the requisite skills and resources.

7

And did you know that when the temperature drops just one degree in the Fall - just one degree - mousetrap sales surge 25%?

8

I feel like there's something about a mousetrap and a mouse here.

9

Seems like a better mousetrap in that regard.

10

It is not just building a new turbine/panel/generator/mousetrap/whatever.

11

Our client-side JS stack is essentially React, Immutable, Fluxxor, superagent, moment and mousetrap, with only the first three being core ingredients.

12

There's also a very big difference between trying to understand your customers better so that you can build a better mousetrap, rather than selling their information to third parties, directly or indirectly.

Quote examples

1

It has built a better mousetrap, and the world is beating a path to its door." If by "better mousetrap" you mean wages falling for cab drivers where it makes it nearly impossible to make a living, yes.

2

My experience in that space is that there are a number of companies that are generating huge revenues using software that could be improved via the "build a better mousetrap" methodology.

3

It's the "better" and "mousetrap" that are the hard parts.

4

"Build a better mousetrap" blah blah blah.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use mousetrap in a sentence?

There is enormous pain in the corporate world and it's an understatement to just build a better mousetrap.

What does mousetrap mean?

(countable) A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents.

What part of speech is mousetrap?

mousetrap is commonly used as noun, verb.