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v. to cause something to become caught in something such as a net or ropes
They entangled him in a plot.
A long thread is easily entangled.
Spiders wait for insects to become entangled in their nets. That's how they get their food.
Einstein described quantum entanglement as "spooky action at a distance." So, before Einstein's own Theory of General Relativity, might Newton's theory of gravitation have been described.
Every government office seems to have problems in expediting matters without entanglement in its red tape system.
Threats to marine bird populations worldwide include competition for food with fisheries; entanglement in fishing gear; ingestion of marine debris and disturbance of roosting and breeding birds by watercraft, aircraft, humans and introduced species (especially cats, rats and foxes), environmental pollution and oil spills.
Pacific leatherbacks face significant threats from entanglement and/or hooking in fisheries (bycatch), direct harvest - including eggs and adults - coastal development, pollution, marine debris, disease and climate change.
The whales are susceptible to ship strikes and entanglements in fishing gear.
Scientists say humpbacks face a combination of other threats including the overharvesting of krill, pollution, habitat degradation, and entanglement in fishing nets.
Wildlife can get entangled in plastic items or mistake them for food.