Definitions
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- noun A large
trap used to catch abear , usually as afoot trap .
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Examples
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And other things, too .... stillsostrange's puppy, the beartrap, is a spiritual cousin of The Yellowdog.
the predatory wriggle and the friendly grin stillsostrange 2009
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I'm safely in Texas, beset by stillsostrange and her couch and spouse and beartrap puppy and cats.
good night, austin texas, where ever you are... stillsostrange 2009
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So the beartrap and I are curled up on the sofa, and I need to put some socks on, because the weather has finally turned from "June" to more properly a Southern spring.
it's astounding. time is fleeting. stillsostrange 2009
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The beartrap: nothing says 'security' like a intruder trying to gnaw off his own leg.
weekly nathreee 2010
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You get the cookie and beartrap we will meet on 4chan!
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However, when it comes to the housing market, the government puts our hand in a bear trap and then concludes that the wise thing to do is put the other hand in another beartrap.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Peter Wallison on the Role of Government in Causing the Mortgage Crisis 2009
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Am I the only one paranoid enough to see the beartrap?
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Anyone who walks into this little beartrap after having the trapper scream "Hey, there's a trap right there!" deserves what he gets.
Peace, order and good government, eh?: March 2006 Archives 2006
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Not that we know anything about Severance apart from having watched the trailer once, but it's safe to say that Severance does feature a man getting his leg snapped off by a beartrap before trying to cram it into a fridge.
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The beartrap-like jaws flexed, teeth locking and unlocking with raspy clicks, like ceramic tiles being tapped against one another.
Lost And Found Foster, Alan Dean 2004
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