beartrap

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noun

A large trap used to catch a bear or other mammal, usually as a foot trap.

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Meanings

nounbeartrap (plural beartraps)

plural beartraps · alternative bear trap

  1. hobbiesA large trap used to catch a bear or other mammal, usually as a foot trap.
  2. automotiveA radar trap used by police to catch speeders.
  3. aeronauticsA device that traps a probe on a rotorcraft, securing it to the helicopter deck of a vessel.
  4. aeronauticsA system of rotorcraft recovery aboard watercraft in heavy sea states, which uses the beartrap device to land securely and transport the aircraft into the hangar.
  5. businessA temporary price fallback that tempts one to open a short position.

Origin

From bear + trap.

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APA

beartrap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beartrap

MLA

“beartrap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beartrap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beartrap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beartrap.

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