steel trap (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 09
def an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps)
examples he's as sharp as a steel trap
a mind like a steel trap
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Hypernym acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness
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Hyponym acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness

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