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boobytrapping

boobytrapping is the present participle and gerund of boobytrap.

Meaning of boobytrap

Verb

boobytrap (third-person singular simple present boobytraps, present participle boobytrapping, simple past and past participle boobytrapped)

  1. (intransitive) To set a booby-trap.
  2. (transitive) To install a booby-trap in or on (a harmless object).

Questions about boobytrapping

What is boobytrapping the present participle and gerund of?
Boobytrapping is the present participle and gerund of boobytrap.

Words near boobytrapping in the dictionary

  1. boobyish
  2. boobyism
  3. boobyisms
  4. boobytrap
  5. boobytrapped
  6. boobytrapping
  7. boobytraps
  8. booch
  9. Boocock
  10. boocoo
  11. boocoos

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