n.
Function: verb
1
Synonyms: DELAY 1, bog (down), decelerate, detain, embog, hang up, retard, set back, slacken, slow (up or down)
Related Words: bemire, sink; adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick; enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, involve, snare, trap
2
Synonyms: INVOLVE 1, embroil, implicate, tangle