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tangle

/'tæŋɡəl/

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verb
twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
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"The child entangled the cord"

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entangle mat snarl

type of:
twist distort twine
noun
something jumbled or confused
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"a tangle of government regulations"

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maze snarl

type of:
perplexity
verb
disarrange or rumple; dishevel
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dishevel tousle

type of:
disarrange
verb
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
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drag drag in embroil sweep sweep up

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involve
verb
tangle or complicate
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knot ravel

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interlace enlace twine entwine lace intertwine
noun
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
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"they carved their way through the tangle of vines"

type of:
natural object

Examples of tangle

"The child entangled the cord"
"a tangle of government regulations"
"they carved their way through the tangle of vines"