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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 mesh
Familiarity information: ENSNARL used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
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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