Meaning of Rattrap | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A device (trap) used to catch rats.
2. A dilapidated building, a place that is run down and unsanitary.
3. A difficult, entangling situation.
4. A type of bicycle pedal made of metal with no rubber.

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Examples

“... the whole world with its lands and seas, its cities and villages - was nothing but a big rattrap. It had never existed for any other purpose than to set⟳ baits for people. It offered riches and joys, shelter⟳ and food, heat and clothing, exactly as the rattrap offered cheese and pork, and as soon as anyone let⟳ himself be tempted to touch⟳ the bait, it closed in on him, and then everything came to an end⟳.”

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