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stopcock(dictionary)
snarl(dictionary)
snarl-up(dictionary)
snarl(1)(dictionary)
snarl(5)(dictionary)
snarl(4)(dictionary)
snarl(3)(dictionary)
snarl(2)(dictionary)
snick-snarl(dictionary)

snarl(3) (iou) and stopcock (oh)


snarl(3) (iou)



snarl verb1. [sn¨»:l] LME.
[Rel. to SNARL noun1.]
verb trans. Catch in a snare or noose; entangle with a cord, rope, etc. Now dial. LME.
b. fig. Ensnare, entrap. LME.
verb trans.
a. Tangle; twist together confusedly; make a tangle of. Now chiefly dial. & US. LME.
W. H. Prescott Complicated roots snarled into formidable coils under the water.
b. fig. Complicate; muddle; throw into confusion. Also, hamper the smooth running of. Now usu. foll. by up. M17.
W. J. Bate The..human desire for Security..can so easily become snarled by panic. T. Sharpe Wilt..was snarled up in a traffic jam. New Yorker A number of bills..have been snarled in committee.
verb intrans. Become twisted, entangled, or confused; form or get into tangles or knots. Also foll. by up. E17.
New Scientist If the tape snarls, all data are lost. fig.: G. F. Newman Traffic snarled..along Brompton Road at a snail's pace.

stopcock (oh)



a tap that controls the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe