tangle
To mix together or intertwine.
Other meanings
To become mixed together or intertwined.
“Her hair was tangled from a day in the wind.”
To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
“Don't tangle with someone three times your size.”
Synonyms
- mat
Word history
From Middle English "tanglen".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “tangle” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.