tangle
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
- 1
twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
The child entangled the cord
- 2
disarrange or rumple; dishevel
The strong wind tousled my hair
- 3
tangle or complicate
a ravelled story
- 4
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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