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tangle
1[tang-guhl]
verb (used with object)
to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl.
to involve in something that hampers, obstructs, or overgrows.
The bushes were tangled with vines.
to catch and hold in or as if in a net or snare.
verb (used without object)
to be or become tangled.
Informal.to come into conflict; fight or argue.
I don't want to tangle with him over the new ruling.
noun
a tangled condition or situation.
a tangled or confused mass or assemblage of something.
a confused jumble.
a tangle of contradictory statements.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,Informal.a conflict; disagreement.
He got into a tangle with the governor.
tangle
2[tang-guhl]
noun
any of several large seaweeds of the genus Laminaria.
tangle
1/ ˈæŋɡə /
noun
a confused or complicated mass of hairs, lines, fibres, etc, knotted or coiled together
a complicated problem, condition, or situation
verb
to become or cause to become twisted together in a confused mass
to come into conflict; contend
to tangle with the police
(tr) to involve in matters which hinder or confuse
to tangle someone in a shady deal
(tr) to ensnare or trap, as in a net
tangle
2/ ˈæŋɡə /
noun
alternative names (esp Scot) for oarweed
Other 51Թ Forms
- tanglement noun
- tangler noun
- tangly adverb
- ˈٲԲ noun
- ˈٲԲԳ noun
- ˈٲԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tangle1
Origin of tangle2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tangle1
Origin of tangle2
Example Sentences
In an essay for the Intercept unpacking the tangled backstory of the five dozen or so Afrikaners recently welcomed as refugees by the U.S.,
It’s the risk of tangling their expectations and desires, and the fear that their hunger to stay together might get in the way of their separate futures.
The Fried Chicken Club salad doesn’t mess around either — crispy fried chicken crackling with every bite, tangled in mixed greens, smoky shards of bacon and bold blue cheese crumbles.
But then the already goofy “Flight or Flight” takes a turn to the insanely cartoonish as it begins its descent, into a tangle of hallucinatory madness, unearned twists and mind-boggling cliffhangers.
A stunned Wilzek, spotting a familiar face, reports that “time had become tangled like a film reel.”
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