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Merriam Webster's

transitive verb see booby trap

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also booby trap(booby-traps, booby-trapping, booby-trapped) 1. A booby-trap is something such as a bomb which is hidden or disguised and which causes death or injury when it is touched. Police were checking the area for booby traps. N-COUNT: oft N n 2. If something is booby-trapped, a booby-trap is placed in it or on it. ...fears that the area may have been booby trapped... His booby-trapped car exploded. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed, V-ed