tangle /ˈteɪ̯ŋɡəl/noun 9verb 4forms 3 noun9 •A tangled twisted mass. •A complicated or confused state or condition.I tried to sort through this tangle and got nowhere. •An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight. •A paired helical fragment of tau protein found in a nerve cell and associated with Alzheimer's disease. •Any large type of seaweed, especially a species of Laminaria.[…] if with thee the roaring wells Should gulf him fathom-deep in brine; And hands so often clasp’d in mine, Should toss with tangle and with shells. — 1850 •A form of art which consists of sections filled with repetitive patterns. •A region of the projection of a knot such that the knot crosses its perimeter exactly four times. •(Scotland) Any long hanging thing, even a lanky person. •[in the plural] 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. verb4 •To mix together or intertwine. •To become mixed together or intertwined.Her hair was tangled from a day in the wind. •(figurative) To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.Don't tangle with someone three times your size.He tangled with the law. •To catch and hold.tangled in amorous nets — 1671 formstangled · tangling · tangles
