ensnarl

to catch or hold as if in a net for two years the couple was ensnarled in the red tape of an international adoption Synonyms catch up, enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entangle, entoil, entrap, mesh, net, snare, tangle, trapRelated Words bag, birdlime, capture, collar; embroil, implicate, involve, mireNear Antonyms detach, disengage, extricate; clear, free, liberateAntonyms disentangle, untangle