verstrikken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- enmesh verb To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh- or net-like manner.
- ensnare verb To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
- entangle verb To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.
- snarl verb To growl and bare the teeth angrily, as an animal does.
- tangle verb To twist together into a knotted, confused mass.
Senses
verstrikken is used for these senses in English:
- enmesh To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.
- ensnare (figurative) To entangle; to enmesh.
- entangle (transitive) To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.
- set up (transitive) To trap or ensnare.
- snarl (transitive) To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
- tangle (transitive) To catch and hold.
enmesh — full definition
- verb To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh- or net-like manner.
- verb To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.
- verb To involve in difficulties.
ensnare — full definition
- verb To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
- verb To entangle; to enmesh.