enmesh
Catch in netting
To enmesh is to catch or entangle in or as if in a mesh or net.
The word usually appears in passive constructions describing someone caught up in something difficult to escape: enmeshed in a web of lies, enmeshed in bureaucracy, enmeshed in family drama.
The entanglement is typically unwanted and complex.
Catch by trickery
- entrapCatch by cunning
- snareDevice for catching prey
- tangleTwisted mass of strands
- netFinal amount remaining
trap · catch · embroil · involve · implicate · entangle · web · insnare
Silk net for catching prey
- cobwebAbandoned spider silk
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- webInterwoven filament structure
netting · lattice · filigree · lacework · tracery · net · gauze · screening
Twist into confusion
- complicateMake more difficult
- involveTo contain as part
- embroilInvolve in strife
- confuseCause mental disorientation
muddle · snarl · knot · tangle · perplex · convolute · obfuscate · mire
Device for catching animals
- bindFasten or obligate
- fetterAnkle chain for prisoners
- shackleMetal limb restraint
- constrainTo limit or restrict
confine · restrict · imprison · cage · hold · detain · enchain · manacle
Weave elements together
- interweaveCross threads alternately
- interconnectJoin in a network
- interlinkJoin in mutual connection
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
web · grid · weave · knit · braid · plait · crisscross · intertwine
ensnare
Catch by trickery
net · trap · catch · embroil · involve · implicate · entangle · web · insnare · enwrap
spiderweb
Silk net for catching prey
web · netting · lattice · filigree · lacework · tracery · net · gauze · screening · openwork
entangle
Twist into confusion
- complicateMake more difficult
- involveTo contain as part
- embroilInvolve in strife
confuse · muddle · snarl · knot · tangle · perplex · convolute · obfuscate · mire · bog down
trap
Device for catching animals
constrain · confine · restrict · imprison · cage · hold · detain · enchain · manacle · immobilize
interlace
Weave elements together
- interweaveCross threads alternately
- interconnectJoin in a network
- interlinkJoin in mutual connection
lattice · web · grid · weave · knit · braid · plait · crisscross · intertwine · intermesh