tangle

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 because things are not organized properly:
in a tangle: Our financial affairs are in a complete tangle.
3. ) INFORMAL a fight or argument
tangle
tan|gle 2 [ `tæŋgl ] verb
1. ) intransitive INFORMAL to fight or argue with someone
2. ) tangle or tangle up intransitive or transitive if something tangles, or you tangle it, its parts become twisted around each other or around something else so that they look messy and are difficult to separate:
Wet fibers tangle easily.
,tangle `up phrasal verb intransitive or transitive
same as TANGLE 2 2:
The straps are all tangled up together.
`tangle with phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL
tangle with someone to become involved in a fight or argument with someone

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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Synonyms:
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