set trap

But it was a carefully set trap.

We tend to project serenity upon the silent, but in person, Ms. Kawakubo has the tense energy of a coiled spring, or a set trap.

Theater Shooting Suspect Set Trap to Divert Police, Agent Says CENTENNIAL, Colo. — An agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday described a labyrinth of wires and potential explosives that had been rigged to be set off by a trip wire at the Aurora, Colo., apartment of , who is charged with opening fire inside a crowded movie theater this summer, killing 12 people and injuring dozens of others.

After he was sure he had memorized every tiny detail, he used the hatchet's blade to scoop a hole just big enough to hide a set trap.

Andy put one drop on his set trap and, rolling up his canvas as he did so, walked backwards.