ensnarl
/ɪnˈsnɑrl/
verb
- To cause something to become tangled or caught in something, like a net or trap.
- Her hair was ensnarled in the brush after the windy hike.
- The fishing line became ensnarled in the underwater branches.
- The rescue team worked carefully to free the deer ensnarled in the fence.
- To involve someone in a complicated or difficult situation from which it is hard to escape.
- He was ensnarled in a web of lies that grew more complicated every day.
- She tried to avoid getting ensnarled in her friends' argument.
- The company became ensnarled in legal disputes over the patent.