entangleverb [ T usually passive ]
uk/ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/us/ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/to cause something to become caught in something such as a net or ropes:
The dolphin had become entangled in/with the fishing nets.
entangled in/with sth/sb
involved with something or someone in a way that makes it difficult to escape:
He went to the shop to buy bread, and got entangled in/with a carnival parade.
The mayor and the city council are anxious to avoid getting entangled in the controversy.
She seems to be romantically entangled with some artist in Rome.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bay idiom
- bag
- cage
- capture
- catch
- collar
- corner
- get your claws into sb idiom
- get/lay/put your hands on sb idiom
- grab
- grasp at sth
- seize
- sequester
- snag
- snatch
- snatch at sth
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