Ensnarl
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transitive verb.
To entangle in or as if in a snarl.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To snarl, as a dog; growl.
To entangle as in a snarl; insnare.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To entangle.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To
entangle
.
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verb.
entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh
Word Usage
"How this peripheral issue came to ensnarl the health-care debate offers a case study in the theory and practice of interest-group politics."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
entangle
mat
snarl
tangle
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Carl
Karl
carl
gnarl
harl
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
allure
bait the hook
birdlime
burden
catch
verb-form
ensnarled
ensnarling
ensnarls