Definition
Meaning of 'tangle'
Meaning of 'tangle' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Tangle 
[ n.]
- To unite or knit together confusedly; to interweave or
interlock, as threads, so as to make it difficult to unravel the knot;
to entangle; to ravel. [ n.]- To involve; to insnare; to entrap; as, to be tangled in lies.
- Any large blackish seaweed, especially the Laminaria saccharina. See Kelp.
2. Tangle [ v.]
- A knot of threads, or other thing, united confusedly, or so
interwoven as not to be easily disengaged; a snarl; as, hair or yarn in
tangles; a tangle of vines and briers. Used also figuratively. [ v.]- An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or other similar substances, -- used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea.
3. Tangle [ v. i.]
- To be entangled or united confusedly; to get in a
tangle. [ v. i.]Meaning of 'tangle' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. tangle [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- something jumbled or confused
- something jumbled or confused
Example in sentence:
- a tangle of government regulations
Meaning (2):
- a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
- a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
Example in sentence:
- they carved their way through the tangle of vines
2. tangle [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- tangle or complicate
- tangle or complicate
Example in sentence:
- a ravelled story
Meaning (4):
- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
Example in sentence:
- The child entangled the cord
Meaning (5):
- disarrange or rumple; dishevel
- disarrange or rumple; dishevel
Example in sentence:
- The strong wind tousled my hair
Meaning (6):
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
Example in sentence:
- don't drag me into this business;
- They were swept up by the events
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