Hyphenation of mousetrap

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word mousetrap? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

mouse-trap

Definitions of mousetrap:

1.	A trap for catching mice
2.	(American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated

Synonyms of mousetrap:

noun	trap
noun	trap play, maneuver, manoeuvre, play

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.