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tangle
noun
- 1. An untidy and confused or knotted state or mass, eg of hair or fibres.
2. A confused or complicated state or situation.
- Thesaurus: entanglement, muddle, jumble, snarl, web, labyrinth, maze, confusion, mix-up; embroilment, fix (
- intr
1a. Said especially of hair and fibres, etc: to become untidy, knotted and confused;
1b. To make (hair or fibres, etc) so.
2. colloq
- To become involved with them, especially in conflict, a struggle or an argument.
- Form: tangle with someone (usually)
- To trap or hamper the movement of someone or something.
adj
