rattrap

/ˈrætˌtræp/
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Other forms: rattraps

Definitions of rattrap
  1. noun
    a trap for catching rats
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    type of:
    trap
    a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
  2. noun
    filthy run-down dilapidated housing
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    type of:
    housing, living accommodations, lodging
    structures collectively in which people are housed
  3. noun
    a difficult entangling situation
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    type of:
    difficulty
    a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
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