snarl2 /snärl/ noun- A knot
- A tangle
- A knot in wood
transitive verb- To ensnare (dialect)
- To tangle
- To raise with a snarling-iron
intransitive verb To tangle ORIGIN: snare snarled adjective snarlˈer noun snarlˈing noun snarlˈing-iron or snarlˈing-tool noun A curved tool for raised work in hollow metalware snarl up (used esp in pap and participial adj forms) to make muddled or tangled and thus stop operating, moving, etc smoothly (snarlˈ-up noun a tangle; a traffic jam) |