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  • 1tangle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ confused ▪ dense, thick ▪ a dense tangle of undergrowth ▪ complex, vast ▪ …

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  • 2tangle — tangle1 tanglement, n. tangler, n. tangly, adv. /tang geuhl/, v., tangled, tangling, n. v.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… …

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  • 3tangle — tan|gle1 [ˈtæŋgəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [I and T] also tangle up to become twisted together, or make something become twisted together, in an untidy mass ▪ My hair tangles easily. ▪ His parachute… …

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  • 4tangle — I UK [ˈtæŋɡ(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms tangle : singular tangle plural tangles 1) the untidy shape that things make when they are twisted round each other or round something else Her hair had got into a hopeless tangle. a tangle of… …

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  • 5tangle — 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 …

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  • 6tangle — [[t]tæ̱ŋg(ə)l[/t]] tangles, tangling, tangled 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A tangle of something is a mass of it twisted together in an untidy way. A tangle of wires is all that remains of the computer and phone systems... There he stood: hair in wild… …

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  • 7tangle — 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 …

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  • 8tangle — 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 …

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  • 9get into — verb 1. get involved in or with (Freq. 11) • Syn: ↑tangle with • Hypernyms: ↑change state, ↑turn • Verb Frames: Something s …

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