ensnarl
71embroil — v. a. 1. Entangle, ensnarl, implicate, commingle, involve. 2. Disturb, perplex, confuse, distract, trouble, disorder, discompose, throw into disorder, bring into difficulty …
72cross — n 1. crucifix, crux, rood, crosslet. 2. crossing, crosswalk, corner; crossroad, crossway, intersection, junction, juncture; convergence, conver gency, point of meeting. 3. thwarting, frustration, stumbling block, impediment, encumbrance,… …
73embroil — v 1. trouble, disturb, agitate, vex, rankle, discompose, discommode; rouse, ferment, ruffle, unsettle, upset; estrange, disunite, split up, set at variance or odds, pit one against another, set at sixes and sevens. 2. confuse, perplex, confound,… …
74entangle — v 1. tangle, snarl, ensnarl, ravel, knot, kink; twist, intertwist, twine, intertwine, mat; disorder, disarrange, tumble, jumble, rumple, muss. 2. ensnare, enmesh, entrap, snag, catch, catch up; seduce, lure, allure. 3. embroil, tie up, encumber,… …
75interlace — v 1. crisscross, zigzag, weave, lace; interweave, intermingle, combine, interlink, interlock, fit together; intertwist, twist together, entwist, entwine, braid, plait, pleat, fold across; intertwine, entangle, enmesh, ensnarl, ensnare; mat, tie,… …
76muddle — v 1. mix, mix up, jumble, jumble together, throw together, tumble; scramble, tangle, ensnarl; clutter, litter, turn upside down, mess, mess up, make a mess of; disarrange, derange, disorder, disarray, disorganize. 2. botch, bungle, blunder,… …
77entangle — en•tan•gle [[t]ɛnˈtæŋ gəl[/t]] v. t. gled, gling 1) to make tangled; ensnarl; intertwine 2) to involve in or as if in a tangle: to be entangled in intrigue[/ex] 3) to involve in difficulties • Etymology: 1530–40 en•tan′gler, n. en•tan′gling•ly,… …
78snarl — [n] complication, mess chaos, clutter, complexity, confusion, disarray, disorder, entanglement, intricacy, intricateness, jam, jungle, knot, labyrinth, maze, mishmash, morass, muddle, muss, skein, swarm, tangle, web; concepts 663,666,674 Ant.… …
79insnare — ə̇n+ archaic variant of ensnare * * * insnarement, n. insnarer, n. /in snair /, v.t., insnared, insnaring. ensnare. * * * insnare same as ↑ensnare * * * † insnare, insnarl obs. ff. ensnare …
80insnarl — † insnare, insnarl obs. ff. ensnare, ensnarl v. Obs …
