verb🔗ShareTo trap; to trick or fool (someone) into a bad situation."The salesperson mousetrapped the elderly woman into buying a very expensive and unnecessary extended warranty. "actionsituationbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo prevent (the user) from leaving a website by opening another copy when it is closed."The annoying website mousetrapped me by constantly opening new windows whenever I tried to close the original tab. "internettechnologycomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading