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mesh
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1 usually meshes pl something that catches and holds a routine request that got hung up in the meshes of the state bureaucracy Synonyms entanglement, web(es), morass, net, noose, quagmire, quicksand, snare, tanglement, toil(s), trapRelated Words knot, snarl, tangle; cat's cradle, labyrinth, maze; cobweb, spiderweb
2 a fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals spread a mesh across the doorway to keep out insects Synonyms net, netting, networkRelated Words web, webbing; grille (also grill), lattice, screen, screening, wirework; bobbinet, Brussels lace, filigree, fishnet, lace, marquisette, tulle
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to catch or hold as if in a net dolphins sometimes become meshed in fishnets Synonyms catch up, enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, ensnarl, entoil, entrap, entangle, net, snare, tangle, trapRelated Words bag, birdlime, capture, collar; embroil, implicate, involve, mireNear Antonyms detach, disengage, extricate; clear, free, liberateAntonyms disentangle, untangle
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