tangle
1. a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven (Freq. 2)
- they carved their way through the tangle of vines
• Hypernyms:
natural object
• Hyponyms:
hairball, hair ball, trichobezoar, shag
2. something jumbled or confused (Freq. 1)
- a tangle of government regulations
• Syn:
snarl, maze
• Derivationally related forms:
snarly (for: snarl), snarl (for: snarl)
• Hypernyms:
perplexity
1. disarrange or rumple;
dishevel
- The strong wind tousled my hair
• Syn:
tousle, dishevel
• Hypernyms:
disarrange
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. 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
• Derivationally related forms:
embroilment (for: embroil)
• Hypernyms:
involve
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
3. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- The child entangled the cord
• Syn:
entangle, mat, snarl
• Ant:
unsnarl (for: snarl), disentangle (for: entangle)
• Derivationally related forms:
snarl (for: snarl)
• Hypernyms:
twist, twine, distort
• Hyponyms:
felt, enmesh, mesh, ensnarl
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They tangle their hair
4. tangle or complicate
- a ravelled story
• Syn:
ravel, knot
• Ant:
unknot (for: knot), unravel (for: ravel)
• Derivationally related forms:
knot (for: knot), ravel (for: ravel)
• Hypernyms:
intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
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