[v] entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh
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enmesh, mesh
entangle, mat, snarl, tangle
allure, bait the hook, birdlime, burden, catch, catch out, cramp, cripple, cumber, decoy, embarrass, embrangle, encumber, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entoil, entrammel, entrap, entwine, enweb, fetter, gin, hamper, hamstring, handicap, hobble, hook, hook in
\En*snarl"\, v. t. To entangle. [Obs.] --Spenser.