1 a hidden bomb that explodes when the object that it is connected to is touched:
Nobody went near the abandoned car in case it was a booby trap. * a booby-trap device containing two kilos of explosives
2 a hidden device that is meant as a joke to surprise sb, for example an object placed above a door so that it will fall on the first person who opens the door
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