Definition of tangle

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Tangle (n.) To involve; to insnare; to entrap; as, to be tangled in lies..

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Sleave :: Sleave (n.) The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread.
Entangle :: Entangle (v. t.) To involve in such complications as to render extrication a bewildering difficulty; hence, metaphorically, to insnare; to perplex; to bewilder; to puzzle; as, to entangle the feet in a net, or in briers..
Intertangle :: Intertangle (v. t.) To entangle; to intertwine.
Disentanglement :: Disentanglement (n.) The act of disentangling or clearing from difficulties.
Foul :: Foul (v. t.) To entangle, so as to impede motion; as, to foul a rope or cable in paying it out; to come into collision with; as, one boat fouled the other in a race..
Snare :: Snare (n.) Hence, anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble..
Rectangle :: Rectangle (n.) A four-sided figure having only right angles; a right-angled parallelogram.
Trammel :: Trammel (v. t.) To entangle, as in a net; to catch..
Unravel :: Unravel (v. t.) To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking..
Perplexity :: Perplexity (n.) The quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; distraction of mind through doubt or difficulty; embarrassment; bewilderment; doubt.
Hitch :: Hitch (v. t.) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
Bewilderment :: Bewilderment (n.) A bewildering tangle or confusion.
Billet :: Billet (n.) A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.
Hopple :: Hopple (v. t.) Fig.: To entangle; to hamper.
Combing :: Combing (n.) That which is caught or collected with a comb, as loose, tangled hair..
Foul :: Foul (superl.) Having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement; entangled; -- opposed to clear; as, a rope or cable may get foul while paying it out..
Elf :: Elf (v. t.) To entangle mischievously, as an elf might do..
Clear :: Clear (v. i.) To disengage one's self from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free..
Befoul :: Befoul (a.) To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.
Pentangle :: Pentangle (n.) A pentagon.
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