Mouse Trap
To see a mouse trap in your dream, denotes that you need to be cautious of shady people who have designs against you.
To dream that you are setting a mouse trap, signifies that you will outwit your opponents.
To see a mouse caught in the trap, signifies that you will fall into the hands of your rivals.
Dictionary definition
- n. 1: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
- 2: drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
- 3: something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion" [syn: trap, snare]
- 4: a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
- 5: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise [syn: ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap]
- 6: informal terms for the mouth [syn: trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob]
- 7: a light two-wheeled carriage
- 8: a hazard on a golf course [syn: bunker, sand trap, trap]
- v. 1: place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation" [syn: trap, pin down]
- 2: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel]
- 3: hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"
- 4: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" [syn: trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise]