mousetrap
/ˈmaʊstræp/noun
उच्चारण माउस्ट्रैप
चूहेदानी
Basic word
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a trap with a powerful spring that is used, usually with cheese or other food as bait, for catching mice
चूहेदानी
- We set a mousetrap in the kitchen.
- The mousetrap caught nothing all week.
- He baited the mousetrap with a piece of cheese.
+ 2 more examples
- A mousetrap under the sink caught a mouse overnight.
- Be careful, there is a mousetrap behind the cupboard.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
set / lay a mousetrap
We 'set' a mousetrap to make it ready, and it 'springs' or 'snaps shut' when the mouse touches it.
Mousetrap को तैयार करने के लिए 'set' क्रिया आती है, और चूहे के छूते ही वह 'springs' या 'snaps shut' होती है।
- Dad set a mousetrap near the grain store.
- The mousetrap snapped shut with a loud click.
mousetrap (one word) and plural
It is written as one word; the plural is 'mousetraps'. In some books, 'mouse trap' appears as two words.
इसे एक शब्द में लिखा जाता है; बहुवचन 'mousetraps' है। कुछ पुस्तकों में 'mouse trap' दो शब्दों में भी मिलता है।
- He bought two mousetraps from the hardware shop.
build a better mousetrap (idiom)
This phrase means to invent something better than anything existing, usually a simple everyday product.
इस वाक्यांश का अर्थ है किसी मौजूदा वस्तु से बेहतर, प्रायः सामान्य रोज़मर्रा की वस्तु का आविष्कार करना।
- Companies keep trying to build a better mousetrap.
mousetrap + bait
A mousetrap is baited with food such as cheese, bread or peanut butter. 'Bait' is the food used to attract the mouse.
Mousetrap में पनीर, डबलरोटी या मूँगफली के मक्खन जैसा चारा लगाया जाता है। 'Bait' वह भोजन है जिससे चूहे को आकर्षित किया जाता है।
- Put a little cheese on the mousetrap as bait.
mousetrap vs rat trap
A mousetrap is small and meant for mice. A rat trap is larger and stronger. Use the word that matches the animal.
Mousetrap छोटी होती है और चूहों के लिए है। Rat trap बड़ी और मज़बूत होती है। जानवर के अनुसार शब्द का प्रयोग करें।
- A small mousetrap cannot hold a big rat.
+Collocations 6
verb + mousetrap
setbaitcheckemptybuyclear
- Every morning she checks the mousetrap in the storeroom.
adjective + mousetrap
woodenspring-loadedhumaneemptybaited
- A humane mousetrap catches the mouse without hurting it.
mousetrap + verb
snapspringclosecatchfail
- The mousetrap sprang shut in the middle of the night.
bait for a mousetrap
cheesebreadpeanut buttergraindried fish
- A piece of bread was the bait in the mousetrap.
mousetrap + place
in the kitchenunder the bedin the storeroombehind the cupboard
- He put a mousetrap behind the kitchen cupboard.
mousetrap + metaphor
fall into a mousetrapa political mousetrapa financial mousetrap
- The offer was a mousetrap, and he nearly fell for it.
“More examples 6
- The cat avoided the mousetrap under the sofa.
बिल्ली सोफ़े के नीचे रखी चूहेदानी से बच गई।
- My grandfather built a wooden mousetrap with a small door and a stick.
मेरे दादाजी ने एक छोटे दरवाज़े और एक डंडी वाली लकड़ी की चूहेदानी बनाई।
- Radhika was afraid to touch the mousetrap because it might snap on her finger.
राधिका चूहेदानी को छूने से डर रही थी, क्योंकि वह उसकी उँगली पर बंद हो सकती थी।
- The shopkeeper sells rat poison and mousetraps at the same counter.
दुकानदार चूहे मारने की दवा और चूहेदानियाँ एक ही काउंटर पर बेचता है।
- The mouse took the cheese from the mousetrap without being caught.
चूहा बिना पकड़े गए चूहेदानी से पनीर ले गया।
- A mousetrap works on the idea of a spring that is released by a light touch.
चूहेदानी इस सिद्धांत पर काम करती है कि हल्के स्पर्श से एक कमानी छूट जाती है।