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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Inviscate :: Inviscate (v. t.) To daub or catch with glue or birdlime; to entangle with glutinous matter.
Pentangle :: Pentangle (n.) A pentagon.
Involution :: Involution (n.) The state of being entangled or involved; complication; entanglement.
Tangly :: Tangly (a.) Covered with tangle, or seaweed..
Perplexed :: Perplexed (a.) Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled; doubtful; anxious..
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..
Befoul :: Befoul (a.) To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.
Immersed :: Immersed (p. p. & a.) Deeply occupied; engrossed; entangled.
Inextricable :: Inextricable (a.) Incapable of being extricated, untied, or disentangled; hopelessly intricate, confused, or obscure; as, an inextricable knot or difficulty; inextricable confusion..
Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Interwoven; matted; entangled.
Intertwine :: Intertwine (v. t.) To unite by twining one with another; to entangle; to interlace.
Disentangled :: Disentangled (imp. & p. p.) of Disentangl.
Simple :: Simple (a.) Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks..
Involve :: Involve (v. t.) To envelop, infold, entangle, or embarrass; as, to involve a person in debt or misery..
Hitch :: Hitch (v. t.) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
Septangle :: Septangle (n.) A figure which has seven angles; a heptagon.
Snare :: Snare (v. t.) To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger..
Disinvolve :: Disinvolve (v. t.) To uncover; to unfold or unroll; to disentangle.
Embrangle :: Embrangle (v. t.) To confuse; to entangle.
Elf :: Elf (v. t.) To entangle mischievously, as an elf might do..
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