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   tangle

   /ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l/

   verb

   • 1. twist together into a confused mass: "the broom somehow got tangled up in my long skirt" Similar entanglesnarlcatchentwineintertwineintertwisttwistravelknotenmeshcoilmatjumblemuddleOpposite untangledisentangleunravel
   • ▪ make (something) complicated or confused: "a ploy to tangle matters even further"
   • 2. become involved in a conflict or fight with: informal "they usually come a cropper when they tangle with the heavy mobs" Similar come into conflictbecome involvedhave a disputedisputearguequarrelfightrowwranglesquabblecontendcross swordslock horns

   noun

   • 1. a confused mass of something twisted together: "a tangle of golden hair" Similar snarlmassmatclusterknotmeshdisorderthatchweb
   • ▪ a confused or complicated state; a muddle: "the home team's defence got into an awful tangle" Similar muddlejumblemix-upconfusionentanglementmishmashshamblesscramble
   • 2. a fight, argument, or disagreement: informal "she got into a tangle with staff"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘entangle, catch in a tangle’): probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish dialect taggla ‘disarrange’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tangly adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTANGLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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     TANGLE meaning: 1. an untidy mass of things that are not in...

   • Tangle Spanish Translation

     TANGLE translate: enredo, maraña, enredar, enredarse,...

   • Tangle Turkish Translation

     TANGLE translate: düğüm, içinden çıkılmaz durum; arapsaçı,...

   • Tangle: Thai Translation

     TANGLE translate: ความยุ่งเหยิง, ทำให้ยุ่งเหยิง. Learn more...

   • Tangle: Polish Translation

     TANGLE translate: gąszcz, plątanina, plątać (się), zaplątać...

   • Tangle: German Translation

     tangle translate: das Gewirr, verwirren. Learn more in the...

   • Tangle: Portuguese Translation

     TANGLE translate: emaranhado, entrançado, embaraço,...

   • Tangle: Catalan Translation

     tangle translate: embolicar(-se), embolic, garbuix. Learn...

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5. www.thefreedictionary.com › tangleTangle - definition of tangle by The Free Dictionary

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   noun. a tangled condition or situation. a tangled or confused mass or assemblage of something. a confused jumble: a tangle of contradictory statements. Synonyms: fight, dispute, argument, altercation, maze, labyrinth, snarl. Informal. a conflict; disagreement: He got into a tangle with the governor. tangle. 2. [ tang -g uh l ]

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTANGLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A tangle is a jumble. You might have a tangle of cords behind your computer or a tangle of complications related to your taxes. Whatever it is, once something is in a tangle, it's difficult to sort out.