tangle

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tangle Definition

• (n) a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"
• (n) something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"
• (v) 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"
• (v) tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"
• (v) disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair"
• (v) twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"

tangle Synonyms

• dishevel
• drag
• drag in
• embroil
• entangle
• knot
• mat
• maze
• ravel
• snarl
• sweep
• sweep up
• tangle
• tousle