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tangle (verb)

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  • tangle — ► VERB 1) twist (strands) together into a confused mass. 2) (tangle with) informal become involved in a conflict with. ► NOUN 1) a confused mass of something twisted together. 2) a confused or complicated state; a muddle. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

  • tangle with — verb get involved in or with (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑get into • Hypernyms: ↑change state, ↑turn • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s …   Useful english dictionary

  • tangle up — ˌtangle ˈup [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they tangle up he/she/it tangles up present participle tangling up past tense …   Useful english dictionary

  • tangle — tan|gle1 [ tæŋgl ] noun count 1. ) the messy shape that things make when they are twisted around each other or around something else: Her hair was in a hopeless tangle. a tangle of narrow streets 2. ) a situation that is difficult to deal with… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tangle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ confused ▪ dense, thick ▪ a dense tangle of undergrowth ▪ complex, vast ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • tangle — 1 verb (I, T) to become twisted together or make something become twisted together in an untidy mass: My hair tangles easily. | tangle sth: Somebody s tangled all these cables under my computer. tangle with sb phrasal verb (T) informal to argue… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • tangle — I UK [ˈtæŋɡ(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms tangle : singular tangle plural tangles 1) the untidy shape that things make when they are twisted round each other or round something else Her hair had got into a hopeless tangle. a tangle of… …   English dictionary

  • tangle — [[t]tæ̱ŋg(ə)l[/t]] tangles, tangling, tangled 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A tangle of something is a mass of it twisted together in an untidy way. A tangle of wires is all that remains of the computer and phone systems... There he stood: hair in wild… …   English dictionary

  • tangle — I. verb (tangled; tangling) Etymology: Middle English tanglen, tagilen, probably short for entanglen, from Anglo French entagler, entangler to prosecute (for), implicate Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to involve so as to hamper, obstruct,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tangle — [c]/ˈtæŋgəl / (say tangguhl) verb (tangled, tangling) –verb (t) 1. to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl. 2. to involve in something that hampers, obstructs, or… …  

  • tangle up — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms tangle up : present tense I/you/we/they tangle up he/she/it tangles up present participle tangling up past tense tangled up past participle tangled up same as tangle II, 1) The straps are all… …   English dictionary

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