To force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; SYN. tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in.

1. To entrap; SYN. mire.
2. To twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; SYN. tangle, mat, snarl.

1. To bring into connection with; to involve; to connect; - applied to persons in an unfavorable sense;
2. To infold; to fold together; to interweave.

1. To contain as a part
2. To engage as a participant
3. To make complex or intricate or complicated
4. To connect closely and often incriminatingly; SYN. affect, regard.
5. To occupy or engage the interest of
6. To wrap

1. To become entangled in or as if in meshes
2. To be in or come into mesh — used especially of gears
3. To fit or work together properly
4. To work together in harmony.