Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: extrication
IPA transcription: [,ɛkstɹək'eɪʃən]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: unsnarling, untangling, disentanglement, extrication
    Meaning: the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
Usage examples
  • They are clumsy bundles of dead leaves, roughly drawn together with silk threads. Under this rude covering is a pouch of fine texture containing the egg- casket, all in very bad condition, because of the inevitable tears incurred in its extrication from the brushwood.