verstrikken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- enmesh verb To tangle something up tightly, as if caught in a net.
- ensnare verb To catch someone or something in a trap.
- entangle verb To twist or wind things together so tightly that they become hard to separate.
- 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 tangle something up tightly, as if caught in a net.
- verb To get someone caught up in a difficult situation they cannot easily escape.
- verb To draw someone into a difficult or awkward situation.
ensnare — full definition
- verb To catch someone or something in a trap.
- verb To tangle something up so that it is hard to get free of.
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