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Definition of "tangle" []
- To mix together or intertwine in a confused mass; snarl. (verb-transitive)
- To involve in hampering or awkward complications; entangle. (verb-transitive)
- To catch and hold in or as if in a net; entrap. See Synonyms at catch. (verb-transitive)
- To be or become entangled. (verb-intransitive)
- Informal To enter into argument, dispute, or conflict: tangled with the law. (verb-intransitive)
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Use "tangle" in a sentence
- "The best way to make sense of this legal tangle is to mouse over the title of an individual scandal, which will highlight everyone implicated."
- "Francois was surprised, too, when they shot out in a tangle from the disrupted nest and he divined the cause of the trouble."
- "Of course I know what the tangle is in the world for, as well as anybody else."
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