Meaning ofrattrapin English

Noun

1. a device to catch rodents
   The farmer used a rattrap to catch the mice in his barn.
2. a run-down or unsanitary place; poor condition
   The run-down apartment building was a rattrap with broken elevators and leaky pipes.
3. a complicated or troublesome situation
   The new business venture turned out to be a rattrap, filled with unexpected expenses.