1. to trap or catch in toils (nets or snares); to ensnare
Usage: literary or archaic; third person singular present tense of 'entoil'
2. to involve or catch in difficulties or complications
Usage: figurative; literary

Examples

• The spider entoils its prey in a web of silk.
• He entoils himself in a web of lies and deceit.
• The hunter entoils the wild boar with nets and ropes.
• She became entoiled in the scandal through no fault of her own.
• The vines entoil the old fence, making it difficult to pass.