1. past tense of mousetrap; to trick or deceive someone into a disadvantageous position
Usage: informal

Examples

• The politician was mousetrapped by the reporter’s clever questioning.
• She felt mousetrapped into accepting the unfavorable contract terms.
• The chess player mousetrapped his opponent with a brilliant sacrifice.
• They mousetrapped the suspect into confessing during the interrogation.
• The salesman mousetrapped customers with his deceptive pricing scheme.
• He was mousetrapped by his own lies when the evidence surfaced.