1.
If something is ~ in something such as a rope, wire, or net, it is caught in it very firmly.
...a whale that became ~ in crab nets.
ADJ: oft ADJ in/with n
2.
If you become ~ in problems or difficulties, you become involved in problems or difficulties from which it is hard to escape.
This case was bound to get ~ in international politics.
ADJ: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ in/with n