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n. (alternative form of beartrap English)
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Bear trap or beartrap may refer to:
- Leg-hold or body gripping trap
- Any animal trapping device used to trap bears
- The Soviet-Afghan War, where "bear" refers to the Russian bear
- Due to the way they gripped the boot, alpine ski cable bindings were known as "bear traps"
- In Investment, a bear trap is a dip ('correction') or inaccurate signal that shows a rising trend of a stock or index has reversed when it has not. A bear trap prompts traders to place shorts on the stock or index, since they expect the underlying to decline in value. Instead of declining further, the investment stays flat, or rises
- For devices designed to allow large helicopter to land on small flight decks in bad weather, see Beartrap (hauldown device)
- Brig. Mohammed Yousaf and Mark Adkin, 'The Bear Trap,' Leo Cooper, 1992, referring to the ISI's efforts during the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979–1989)
- In golf, "The Bear Trap" is used to refer to a trio of holes (15, 16, 17), named after golfer and course designer Jack "The Golden Bear" Nicklaus, at the Champion Course of the PGA National Golf Club
- Beartrap Creek, a river in Wisconsin
Usage examples of "bear trap".
The DNA lab at the University of Idaho had screwed up on the hair samples sent in from the bear trap they'd harvested before unpleasant adventures interrupted their research.
The older dog's teeth snapped together like a spring-loaded bear trap, saliva popped out of his mouth in a fine spray.
Every now and then a slug would hum through the door and comb his whiskers, and he would cuss worse'n pap did that time he sot down in a bear trap.
It is all very neat, smooth, and nicely put together, with a strong spring and good sharp teeth in it, like a bear trap under the leaves.
The pit bull let go of David's blanket and went for her face, its body quivering with power and its teeth snapping at her cheek with the sound of a bear trap springing.