Overview of noun tangle

The noun tangle has 2 senses

• tangle -- (a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines")


• tangle, snarl, maze -- (something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations")

Overview of verb tangle

The verb tangle has 4 senses

• embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in -- (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")


• ravel, tangle, knot -- (tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story")


• tousle, dishevel, tangle -- (disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair")


• entangle, tangle, mat, snarl -- (twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord")