tangle
verb
[ ˈtaŋɡ(ə)l ]
• twist together into a confused mass.
• "the broom somehow got tangled up in my long skirt"
Similar:
entangle,
snarl,
catch,
entwine,
intertwine,
intertwist,
twist,
ravel,
knot,
enmesh,
coil,
mat,
jumble,
muddle,
ravelled,
entangled,
snarled (up),
entwined,
intertwisted,
twisted,
knotted,
knotty,
enmeshed,
coiled,
matted,
tangly,
messy,
muddled,
tousled,
uncombed,
unkempt,
ratty,
mussed up,
• become involved in a conflict or fight with.
• "they usually come a cropper when they tangle with the heavy mobs"
Similar:
come into conflict,
become involved,
have a dispute,
dispute,
argue,
quarrel,
fight,
row,
wrangle,
squabble,
contend,
cross swords,
lock horns,
tangle
noun
• a confused mass of something twisted together.
• "a tangle of golden hair"
• a fight, argument, or disagreement.
• "she got into a tangle with staff"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘entangle, catch in a tangle’): probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish dialect taggla ‘disarrange’.
tangle
noun
• any of a number of brown seaweeds, especially oarweed.
Origin:
mid 16th century: probably from Norwegian tongul .
