1. the practice of catching mice using traps
2. a deceptive online practice where users are prevented from leaving a website
Usage: internet; informal

1. present participle of mousetrap; catching mice with traps
2. present participle of mousetrap; using deceptive tactics to prevent someone from leaving a website
Usage: internet; informal

Examples

• The old barn required extensive mousetrapping to control the rodent problem.
• Mousetrapping has been a common household practice for centuries.
• The website was accused of mousetrapping visitors with pop-up ads.
• Effective mousetrapping requires the right bait and trap placement.
• Many users complained about the site’s mousetrapping techniques.
• She spent the weekend mousetrapping the basement.
• The company was fined for mousetrapping customers on their homepage.