tangle

tan·gle ¹  (tnggl)

v. tan·gled, tan·gling, tan·gles

v.tr.

1. To mix together or intertwine in a confused mass; snarl.

2. To involve in hampering or awkward complications; entangle.

3. To catch and hold in or as if in a net; entrap. See Synonyms at catch.

v.intr.

1. To be or become entangled.

2. Informal To enter into argument, dispute, or conflict: tangled with the law.

n.

1. A confused, intertwined mass.

2. A jumbled or confused state or condition.

3. A state of bewilderment.

4. Informal An argument or altercation.

---

[Middle English tangilen, to involve in an embarrassing situation, variant of tagilen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialectal taggla, to entangle.]

---

tangly adj.

---

tangle

Noun

1. a confused or complicated mass of things, such as hair or fibres, knotted or coiled together: a tangle of wires

2. a complicated problem or situation

Verb

[-gling, -gled]

1. to twist (things, such as hair or fibres) together in a confused mass

2. to come into conflict: the last thing she wanted was to tangle with the police

3. to catch or trap in a net, ropes, etc.: the string of the kite had got tangled in the branches [Middle English tangilen]

tangled adj

---

Tangle a knot of threads or other items in confused piles.

Examples: tangles of courts, 1861; of creepers, 1842; of facts and figures, 1883; of metaphysics, 1858; of low scrubby oaks, 1873; of serpent tresses, 1819; of words, 1866.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tangle - a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines" natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man hair ball, hairball, trichobezoar - a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur) shag - a matted tangle of hair or fiber; "the dog's woolly shag"
	2.	tangle - something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations" maze, snarl perplexity - trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
Verb	1.	tangle - 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" drag in, embroil, sweep up, drag, sweep involve - engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
	2.	tangle - tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" ravel, knot interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, enlace, entwine - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"
	3.	tangle - disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair" dishevel, tousle disarrange - destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk"
	4.	tangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" mat, entangle, snarl distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" felt - mat together and make felt-like; "felt the wool" enmesh, ensnarl, mesh - entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

---

tangle

noun 1. knot, mass, twist, web, jungle, mat, coil, snarl, mesh, ravel, entanglement

noun 2. mess, jam, fix (informal) confusion, complication, maze, mix-up, shambles, labyrinth, entanglement, imbroglio

verb 3. twist, knot, mat, coil, snarl, mesh, entangle, interlock, kink, interweave, ravel, interlace, enmesh, intertwist << OPPOSITE disentangle

verb 4. (sometimes with up) entangle, catch, ensnare, entrap

verb 5. confuse, mix up, muddle, jumble, scramble

tangle with someone come into conflict with, come up against, cross swords with, dispute with, contend with, contest with, lock horns with

Translations

tangle [ˈtæŋgl] n → enredo;

to get in(to) a tangle → enredarse

tangle [ˈtæŋgl] n → enchevêtrement m

vt → enchevêtrer;

to get in(to) a tangle → s'emmêler

tangle [ˈtæŋgl] n [of branches, wire etc] → Gewirr nt;

to be in a tangle → verheddert sein (fig); durcheinander sein;

to get in a tangle → sich verheddern (fig); durcheinandergeraten

tangle [ˈtæŋgl] n → groviglio

vt → aggrovigliare;

to get in(to) a tangle → finire in un groviglio

---

tangle

n tangle [ˈtӕŋgl]

an untidy, confused or knotted state The child's hair was in a tangle. koek تَشابُك، تَعَقُّد бъркотия spleť, změť sammenfiltret klump das Gewirr μπέρδεμα desorden, maraña, enredo sasipundar آشفتگی؛ گوریدگی sekasotku, takku désordre, masse enchevêtrée פְקַעַת पुंज zamršenost, zapletenost gubanc kusut flækja groviglio arruffato もつれ 엉킴 raizginys juceklis; ērkulis kusut verwarring floke, sammenfiltret masse plątanina confusão dez­ordine; încâlcire спутанное состояние; сплетение spleť; chumáč zmešnjava zbrka trassel, oreda, virrvarr ความยุ่งเหยิง arap saçına dönmüş şey 紛亂, 混亂狀態 плутанина, безладдя الجھاؤ mớ lộn xộn 纷乱, 混乱状态

v

to make or become tangled Don't tangle my wool when I'm knitting. koek يَشْبِك обърквам (се) zamotat (se), pocuchat sammenfiltre verwirren μπερδεύω, μπερδεύομαι enredar, enmarañar sassi ajama گوریدن sotkea (s')emmêler, (s')embrouiller לְהִסתַבֵּך उलझाना zamrsiti, zapetljati összegubancol mengusutkan flækja aggrovigliare, ingarbugliare もつれさせる 엉키게 하다; 엉키다 su(si)raizgyti, su(si)velti samudžināt mengusutkan verwarren floke til, vikle (seg) inn i plątać enrodilhar a (se) încâlci; a (se) încurca спутывать(ся) zamotať (sa) zameštrati zaplesti se trassla till [] ทำให้ยุ่งเหยิง arap saçına döndürmek 纏結 заплутувати الجھانا àm lộn xộn 缠结

adj ˈtangled

in a tangle tangled hair/branches; Her hair is always tangled. gekoek مَشْبوك، مُشْتَبِك заплетен rozcuchaný, spletený sammenfiltret verwirrt μπερδεμένος enredado, enmarañado, desordenado sassis گوریده؛ به هم ریخته takkuinen en désordre, enchevêtré לְסַבֵּך गुत्थी, उलझन, उलझेड़ा zamršen, zapleten gubancos kusut flæktur aggrovigliato, arruffato もつれた 헝클어진 susivėlęs samudžināts; samudžinājies; savēlies kusut in de war floket, sammenfiltret splątany emaranhado încâl­cit спутанный spletitý; zamotaný zameštran zamršen tilltrasslad, tovig, snårig ซึ่งพันกันยุ่ง dolanmış, dolaşmış, arap saçına dönmüş 紛亂的 сплутаний الجھا ہوا lộn xộn 纷乱的

tangle with

to become involved in a quarrel or struggle with (a person etc) I tangled with him over politics. argumenteer يَشْتَبِك في مَعْرَكَه заплитам се в utkat se skændes sich verstricken in τα βάζω με enzarzarse, enredarse en una discusión/riña ennast (millessegi) mässima درگیر شدن joutua riitoihin avoir une prise de bec avec לְהִסתַבֵּך से झगड़ा करना potući se lebonyolódik bertengkar kljást við litigare 口論する ...와 충돌하다 įsivelti į ginčą su cīkstēties; strīdēties berkelahi dgn in conflict raken met komme i krangel med spierać się z brigar com a se lua la harţă cu цапаться stretnúť sa zaplesti se petljati se gräla (tampas) med คัดค้าน tartışmak, dalaşmak 爭執 сваритися الجھنا، لڑائي کرنا tranh cãi 争执