絡からめ取とる

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

catch and tie up; apprehend; arrest

Historical or literary sense of physically capturing and binding someone, often associated with the rare kanji 搦め捕る. In modern contexts, it can sound archaic or dramatic.

• 時じ代だい劇げきでは、悪わる者ものを絡からめ取とる場ば面めんがよく出でてくる。

  In period dramas, scenes of catching and tying up villains often appear.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

entangle; trap; get stuck

Used for things getting tangled, caught, or trapped, often in a physical or metaphorical sense. Frequently appears in passive form (絡め取られる).

• 釣つり糸いとが足あしに絡からめ取とられて動うごけなくなった。

  My leg got tangled in the fishing line and I couldn't move.

• 彼かれは巧こう妙みょうな罠わなに絡からめ取とられた。

  He was trapped by a clever snare.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

brush out; extract; remove

Specialized use for removing something by brushing or extracting, such as dust, fur, or plaque. This sense is only for the 〜取る part of the compound.

• ブラシで猫ねこの毛けを絡からめ取とる。

  I brush out the cat's fur with a brush.

• この道どう具ぐはパイプの中なかの汚よごれを絡からめ取とるのに便べん利りだ。

  This tool is handy for extracting dirt from inside pipes.