STEEL TRAP

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Meaning:

A trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("steel trap" is a kind of...):

trap (a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned)

Meaning:

An acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps)

Example:

a mind like a steel trap

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("steel trap" is a kind of...):

acuity; acuteness; keenness; sharpness (a quick and penetrating intelligence)