Tangle
WordNet

noun


(1)   Something jumbled or confused
"A tangle of government regulations"
(2)   A twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
"They carved their way through the tangle of vines"

verb


(3)   Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
"The child entangled the cord"
(4)   Disarrange or rumple; dishevel
"The strong wind tousled my hair"
(5)   Tangle or complicate
"A ravelled story"
(6)   Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
"They were swept up by the events"
"Don't drag me into this business"
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Etymology


From } < , diminutive of .

Noun



  1. a tangled twisted mass
  2. a complicated or confused state or condition
    I tried to sort through this tangle and got nowhere.
  3. an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight
  4. A region of the projection of a knot such that the knot crosses its perimeter exactly four times.

Synonyms

knot, mess, snarl maze, snarl argument, conflict, dispute, fight

Verb



  1. to become mixed together or intertwined
    Her hair was tangled from a day in the wind.
  2. to be forced into some kind of situation
  3. to enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight
    Don't tangle with someone three times your size.
    He tangled with the law.
  4. to mix together or intertwine
  5. to catch and hold

Synonyms

dishevel, tousle drag, drag in, embroil, sweep, sweep up argue, conflict, dispute, fight entangle, knot, mat, snarl entrap
 
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