Tangle
21tangle — 01. Our fishing lines got all [tangled] up when we were bringing them in. 02. The whale died after getting [tangled] in a fisherman s net. 03. My hair always gets really [tangled] if I don t use a conditioner when I wash my hair. 04. Many… …
22tangle 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… …
23tangle — [ˈtæŋg(ə)l] noun [C] I the untidy shape that things make when they are twisted round each other or round something else II verb [I/T] tangle [ˈtæŋg(ə)l] if something tangles, or if you tangle it, its parts become twisted round each other or round …
24tangle — 1. v. & n. v. 1 a tr. intertwine (threads or hairs etc.) in a confused mass; entangle. b intr. become tangled. 2 intr. (foll. by with) colloq. become involved (esp. in conflict or argument) with (don t tangle with me). 3 tr. complicate (a tangled …
25tangle — 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,… …
26tangle — 1. noun /ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/ a) a tangled twisted mass I tried to sort through this tangle and got nowhere. b) a complicated or confused state or condition Syn: knot, mess, snarl, maze, argument …
27tangle — Synonyms and related words: Chinese puzzle, Gordian knot, Rube Goldberg contraption, a outrance, absorb, allure, bag, bait the hook, ball up, bandy with, battle, battle it out, birdlime, bump heads, burden, can of worms, catch, catch out, catch… …
28tangle — 1. verb 1) the wool got tangled Syn: entangle, snarl, catch, entwine, twist, ravel, knot, enmesh, coil, mat, jumble, muddle 2) he tangled with his old rival Syn …
29tangle — 1. verb the wool got tangled up Syn: entangle, snarl, catch, entwine, twist, knot, mat, jumble 2. noun 1) a tangle of branches Syn: snarl, mass, knot, mesh …
30tangle — [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… …
