10. (n.)tangle any of several large seaweeds of the genus Laminaria.
Etymology: (1530–40; < Scand; cf. ON th&oogon;ngull strand of tangle, Norw tang)
Definition of 'tangle'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)tangle a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"
2. (verb)tangle, snarl, maze something jumbled or confused "a tangle of government regulations"
3. (verb)embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in 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"
4. (verb)ravel, tangle, knot tangle or complicate "a ravelled story"
5. (verb)tousle, dishevel, tangle disarrange or rumple; dishevel "The strong wind tousled my hair"
6. (verb)entangle, tangle, mat, snarl twist together or entwine into a confusing mass "The child entangled the cord"
1. (verb)tangle to twistparts together, or become twisted Don't tangle the strings.; The fishing line tangled in the propeller.
2. (noun)tangle a twisted pile of things a ball of wool lying in a tangle on the floor
3. (adjective)tangle with parts twisted together tangled hair; Be careful or the lines will get tangled.
4. tangle very complicated the play's tangled story line
Definition of 'tangle'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)tangle 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. (noun)tangle to involve; to insnare; to entrap; as, to be tangled in lies
3. (noun)tangle any large blackish seaweed, especially the Laminaria saccharina. See Kelp
4. tangle 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
5. tangle 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
6. (verb)tangle to be entangled or united confusedly; to get in a tangle
Definitions of tangle 
Afrikaans: koek
Arabic: تَشابُك، تَعَقُّد
Bulgarian: бъркотия
Brazilian: confusão
Czech: spleť, změť
German: das Gewirr
Danish: sammenfiltret klump
Greek: μπέρδεμα
Spanish: desorden, maraña, enredo
Estonian: sasipundar
Farsi: آشفتگی؛ گوریدگی
Finnish: sotku
French: désordre, masse enchevêtr
Hebrew: פְקַעַת
Hindi: पुंज
Croatian: zamršenost, zapletenost
Hungarian: gubanc
Indonesian: kusut
Icelandic: flækja
Italian: groviglio arruffato
Japanese: もつれ
Korean: 얽힌 상태
Lithuanian: raizginys
Latvian: juceklis;ērkulis
Malay: kusut
Dutch: verwarring
Norwegian: floke, sammenfiltret mass
Polish: plątanina
Portuguese: confusão
Romanian: dezordine; încâlcire
Russian: спутанное состояние; спле
Slovak: spleť; chumáč
Slovenian: zmešnjava
Serbian: zbrka
Swedish: trassel, oreda, virrvarr
Thai: ความยุ่งเหยิง
Turkish: arap saçına dönmüş şey
Taiwanese: 紛亂, 混亂狀態
Ukrainian: плутанина, безладдя
Urdu: الجھاؤ
Vietnamese: mớ lộn xộn
Chinese: 纷乱，混乱状态
