to become knotted

  • 1snaggle — n. tangled mass, knotted mass v. become knotted, become tangled …

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  • 2snaggled — n. tangled mass, knotted mass v. become knotted, become tangled …

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  • 3snaggles — n. tangled mass, knotted mass v. become knotted, become tangled …

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  • 4snaggling — n. tangled mass, knotted mass v. become knotted, become tangled …

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  • 5snarl — snarl1 [snärl] vi. [extended from earlier snar, to growl, akin to Swed snarra, MHG, MDu, MLowG snarren, to growl < IE echoic base * (s)ner , * (s)nur > SNEER, SNORE, OIce norn, NORN] 1. to growl fiercely, baring the teeth, as a threatening… …

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  • 6snaggle — noun a tangled or knotted mass. verb become knotted or tangled. Origin early 20th cent.: from snag1 + le2 …

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  • 7snaggle — ► NOUN ▪ a tangled or knotted mass. ► VERB ▪ become knotted or tangled. ORIGIN from SNAG(Cf. ↑snaggy) …

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  • 8snarl — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, to trap, entangle, probably frequentative of snaren to snare Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to cause to become knotted and intertwined ; tangle 2. to make excessively complicated intransitive verb to… …

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  • 9ravel — verb ravelled, ravelling BrE raveled, raveling AmE (I) 1 if something made from wool or cloth ravels, the threads in it become separated from one another 2 if threads ravel, they become knotted and twisted compare unravel …

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  • 10Plumber's snake — Cleaning out a side sewer line with a heavy duty motorized snake A plumber s snake, sometimes known as a toilet jack or electric eel , is a flexible auger used to remove clogs in plumbing that cannot be loosened with a plunger. Most devices… …

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