matt-up

• Verbo arcaico que significa emaranhar-se ou formar uma massa densa e entrelaçada.

An obsolete verb meaning to become matted or tangled, or to form a dense, tangled mass.

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparável

1. Become matted or felt-likeinformal

   To change texture so as to become tangled, matted, and felt-like, often referring to hair or fabric.

   Embaraçar-se

   • The dog's fur started to matt-up after playing in the mud.
   • If you don't brush your hair regularly, it will matt-up.
   • The wool fibers began to matt-up after being washed in hot water.

   Sinônimosclotentanglefeltknotsnarltangle