entangled

adj 3

Collocations

VERBS

become, get

Her hair got entangled in the bicycle chain while she was riding.

ADV

hopelessly

PREP

She found herself entangled in a complicated relationship that lasted several years.

with

He became entangled with the wrong people and ended up in serious trouble.

adj

Tangled or twisted together.

Confused or complicated.

Correlated, even though physically separated; (referring to a state of a composite system) not separable.

adjective — deeply involved especially in something complicated

A long thread is easily entangled.

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They entangled him in a plot.

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The net got entangled in the propeller.

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The net got entangled in the screw.

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Spiders wait for insects to become entangled in their nets. That's how they get their food.

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Animals can get entangled in debris or mistake it for food.

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i Register

In some senses, entangled is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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