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1. A twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
   "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"
    
2. Something jumbled or confused
   "a tangle of government regulations"
   - snarl, maze

1. Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
   "They were tangled up by the events"
   - embroil, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in
    
2. Tangle or complicate
   - ravel, knot
    
3. Disarrange or rumple; dishevel
   "The strong wind tangled my hair"
   - tousle, dishevel
    
4. Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
   "The child tangled the cord"
   - entangle, mat, snarl

Derived forms: tangles, tangled, tangling

Type of: disarrange, distort, enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, involve, lace, natural object, perplexity, twine, twist

Encyclopedia: Tangle