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steel trap

DEFINITIONS OF: steel trap

1

n a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey

Type of:
trap
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

n an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps)

“he's as sharp as a steel trap”
“a mind like a steel trap”
Type of:
acuity, acuteness, keenness, sharpness
a quick and penetrating intelligence
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