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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tangle \Tan"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tangled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Tangling.] [A frequentative fr. tang seaweed; hence, to
     twist like seaweed. See Tang seaweed, and cf. Tangle, n.]
     1. To unite or knit together confusedly; to interweave or
        interlock, as threads, so as to make it difficult to
        unravel the knot; to entangle; to ravel.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To involve; to insnare; to entrap; as, to be tangled in
        lies. ``Tangled in amorous nets.'' --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              When my simple weakness strays,
              Tangled in forbidden ways.            --Crashaw.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tangle \Tan"gle\, v. i.
     To be entangled or united confusedly; to get in a tangle.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tangle \Tan"gle\, n.
     1. [Cf. Icel. [thorn]["o]ngull. See Tang seaweed.] (Bot.)
        Any large blackish seaweed, especially the Laminaria
        saccharina. See Kelp.
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              Coral and sea fan and tangle, the blooms and the
              palms of the ocean.                   --C. Kingsley.
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     2. [From Tangle, v.] A knot of threads, or other thing,
        united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily
        disengaged; a snarl; as, hair or yarn in tangles; a tangle
        of vines and briers. Used also figuratively.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. pl. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Blue tangle. (Bot.)See Dangleberry.
  
     Tangle picker (Zo["o]l.), the turnstone. [Prov. Eng.]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tangle \Tan"gle\, v. i.
     To be entangled or united confusedly; to get in a tangle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tangle \Tan"gle\, n.
     1. [Cf. Icel. [thorn]["o]ngull. See Tang seaweed.] (Bot.)
        Any large blackish seaweed, especially the Laminaria
        saccharina. See Kelp.
  
              Coral and sea fan and tangle, the blooms and the
              palms of the ocean.                   --C. Kingsley.
  
     2. [From Tangle, v.] A knot of threads, or other thing,
        united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily
        disengaged; a snarl; as, hair or yarn in tangles; a tangle
        of vines and briers. Used also figuratively.
  
     3. pl. 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.
  
     Blue tangle. (Bot.)See Dangleberry.
  
     Tangle picker (Zo["o]l.), the turnstone. [Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tangle \Tan"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tangled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Tangling.] [A frequentative fr. tang seaweed; hence, to
     twist like seaweed. See Tang seaweed, and cf. Tangle, n.]
     1. To unite or knit together confusedly; to interweave or
        interlock, as threads, so as to make it difficult to
        unravel the knot; to entangle; to ravel.
  
     2. To involve; to insnare; to entrap; as, to be tangled in
        lies. ``Tangled in amorous nets.'' --Milton.
  
              When my simple weakness strays, Tangled in forbidden
              ways.                                 --Crashaw.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  tangle
       n 1: a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they
            carved their way through the tangle of vines"
       2: something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government
          regulations" [syn: snarl, maze]
       v 1: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of
            action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag
            me into this business" [syn: embroil, sweep, sweep
            up, drag, drag in]
       2: tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" [syn: ravel, knot]
          [ant: unravel, unravel]
       3: disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my
          hair" [syn: tousle, dishevel]
       4: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child
          entangled the cord" [syn: entangle, mat, snarl]
          [ant: disentangle, disentangle]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tangle
     n.
     1 A tangled twisted mass.
     2 A complicated or confused state or condition.
     3 An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
     4 (lb en mathematics) A region of the projection of a knot such that
  the knot crosses its perimeter exactly four times.
     5 (lb en medicine) A paired helical fragment of tau protein found in
  a nerve cell and associated with Alzheimer's disease.
     6 A form of art which consists of sections filled with repetitive
  patterns.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To mix together or intertwine.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become mixed together or intertwined.
     3 (lb en intransitive figurative) To enter into an argument,
  conflict, dispute, or fight.
     4 (lb en transitive) To catch and hold.
     n.
     (senseid en seaweed) Any large type of seaweed, especially a species
  of ''Laminaria''.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  tangle
     n.
     1 A tangled twisted mass.
     2 A complicated or confused state or condition.
     3 An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
     4 (lb en mathematics) A region of the projection of a knot such that
  the knot crosses its perimeter exactly four times.
     5 (lb en medicine) A paired helical fragment of tau protein found in
  a nerve cell and associated with Alzheimer's disease.
     6 A form of art which consists of sections filled with repetitive
  patterns.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To mix together or intertwine.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become mixed together or intertwined.
     3 (lb en intransitive figurative) To enter into an argument,
  conflict, dispute, or fight.
     4 (lb en transitive) To catch and hold.
     n.
     (senseid en seaweed) Any large type of seaweed, especially a species
  of ''Laminaria''.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  tangle
     n.
     1 A tangled twisted mass.
     2 A complicated or confused state or condition.
     3 An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
     4 (lb en mathematics) A region of the projection of a knot such that
  the knot crosses its perimeter exactly four times.
     5 (lb en medicine) A paired helical fragment of tau protein found in
  a nerve cell and associated with Alzheimer's disease.
     6 A form of art which consists of sections filled with repetitive
  patterns.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To mix together or intertwine.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become mixed together or intertwined.
     3 (lb en intransitive figurative) To enter into an argument,
  conflict, dispute, or fight.
     4 (lb en transitive) To catch and hold.
     n.
     (senseid en seaweed) Any large type of seaweed, especially a species
  of ''Laminaria''.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  tangle
     n.
     1 A tangled twisted mass.
     2 A complicated or confused state or condition.
     3 An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
     4 (lb en mathematics) A region of the projection of a knot such that
  the knot crosses its perimeter exactly four times.
     5 (lb en medicine) A paired helical fragment of tau protein found in
  a nerve cell and associated with Alzheimer's disease.
     6 A form of art which consists of sections filled with repetitive
  patterns.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To mix together or intertwine.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become mixed together or intertwined.
     3 (lb en intransitive figurative) To enter into an argument,
  conflict, dispute, or fight.
     4 (lb en transitive) To catch and hold.
     n.
     (senseid en seaweed) Any large type of seaweed, especially a species
  of ''Laminaria''.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tangle
     Englanti vb.
     1 sotku
     2 sotku
     3 tappelu
     4 tapella
     5 vyyhti

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tangle
     Engelska n.
     1 röra, trassel
     2 (tagg botanik språk=en) tång
     Engelska vb.
     tilltrassla

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  tangle /tˈaŋɡəl/
  baaierd, chaos

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Tangle /tˈaŋɡəl/
  التشابك

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  tangle //ˈtæŋ.ɡəl// 
  1. схватка
  argument, conflict, dispute, or fight
  2. бърканица, неразбория
  complicated or confused state or condition
  3. нещо объркано
  tangled twisted mass

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  tangle //ˈtæŋ.ɡəl// 
  1. забърквам се
  to be forced into some kind of situation
  2. заплитам се, сплитам се
  to become mixed together or intertwined
  3. хващам в мрежа
  to catch and hold
  4. заплитам, обърквам
  to mix together or intertwine