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ENSNARL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ensnarl mean? 

ENSNARL (verb)
  The verb ENSNARL has 1 sense:

1. entangle or catch in (or as if in) a meshplay

  Familiarity information: ENSNARL used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ENSNARL (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

enmesh; ensnarl; mesh

Hypernyms (to "ensnarl" is one way to...):

entangle; mat; snarl; tangle (twist together or entwine into a confusing mass)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP


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