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Hold, as in a trap
Answer for the clue "Hold, as in a trap ", 6 letters:
entoil
Word definitions for entoil in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. To capture with toils or nets; to ensnare.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Entoil \En*toil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entoiled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Entoiling .] To take with toils or bring into toils; to insnare. [R.] Entoiled in woofed phantasies. --Keats.
Usage examples of entoil.
It twisted, fought, tearing free only to be entoiled again, sinking down now, gone in a surging sea of green.