Definition of tangle

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Tangle (v.) An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or other similar substances, -- used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea..

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Immersed :: Immersed (p. p. & a.) Deeply occupied; engrossed; entangled.
Snare :: Snare (v. t.) To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger..
Ravel :: Ravel (v. t.) To undo the intricacies of; to disentangle.
Inextricable :: Inextricable (a.) Incapable of being extricated, untied, or disentangled; hopelessly intricate, confused, or obscure; as, an inextricable knot or difficulty; inextricable confusion..
Enlace :: Enlace (v. t.) To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace; to lace; to encircle; to enfold; hence, to entangle..
Rectangle :: Rectangle (a.) Rectangular.
Enmesh :: Enmesh (v. t.) To catch or entangle in, or as in, meshes..
Plica :: Plica (v.) A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches..
Elaqueate :: Elaqueate (v. t.) To disentangle.
Disengage :: Disengage (v. t.) To release from that with which anything is engaged, engrossed, involved, or entangled; to extricate; to detach; to set free; to liberate; to clear; as, to disengage one from a party, from broils and controversies, from an oath, promise, or occupation; to disengage the affections a favorite pursuit, the mind from study..
Sea Tang :: Sea tang () A kind of seaweed; tang; tangle.
Perplexed :: Perplexed (a.) Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled; doubtful; anxious..
Outtwine :: Outtwine (v. t.) To disentangle.
Untangle :: Untangle (v. t.) To loose from tangles or intricacy; to disentangle; to resolve; as, to untangle thread..
Insolvable :: Insolvable (a.) Not capable of being loosed or disentangled; inextricable.
Hopple :: Hopple (v. t.) Fig.: To entangle; to hamper.
Involve :: Involve (v. t.) To envelop, infold, entangle, or embarrass; as, to involve a person in debt or misery..
Tangle :: Tangle (n.) To involve; to insnare; to entrap; as, to be tangled in lies..
Ravel :: Ravel (v. t.) To pull apart, as the threads of a texture, and let them fall into a tangled mass; hence, to entangle; to make intricate; to involve..
Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Entangled; puzzling; knotty.
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