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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

  1. 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.
  2. verb To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.
  3. verb To involve in difficulties.

ensnare — full definition

  1. verb To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
  2. verb To entangle; to enmesh.

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