Definitions for tangle
ˈtæŋ gəltan·gle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tanglenoun

   a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven

   "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"

2. tangle, snarl, mazeverb

   something jumbled or confused

   "a tangle of government regulations"

3. embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag inverb

   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. ravel, tangle, knotverb

   tangle or complicate

   "a ravelled story"

5. tousle, dishevel, tangleverb

   disarrange or rumple; dishevel

   "The strong wind tousled my hair"

6. entangle, tangle, mat, snarlverb

   twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

   "The child entangled the cord"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tanglenoun

   A knot of things mingled in one another.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   He leading swiftly rowl’d
   In tangles, and made intricate seem strait,
   To mischief swift. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. ix.

   Sport with Amaryllis in the shade,
   Or with the tangles of Neæra’s hair. John Milton.

2. To Tangleverb

   1. To implicate; to knit together.2. To ensnare; to entrap.

   She means to tangle mine eyes too.
   ’Tis not your inky brows, your black silk hair,
   Your bugle eye-balls, nor your cheek of cream. William Shakespeare.

   I do, quoth he, perceive
   My king is tangl’d in affection to
   A creature of the queen’s, lady Anne Bullen. William Shakespeare.

   You must lay lime to tangle her desires
   By wailful sonnets, whose composed rhimes
   Shall be full fraught with serviceable vows. William Shakespeare.

   If thou retire, the dauphin, well appointed,
   Stands with the snares of war to tangle thee. William Shakespeare.

   Now ly’st victorious
   Among thy slain self-kill’d,
   Not willingly, but tangl’d in the fold
   Of dire necessity. John Milton, Agonistes.

   Skill’d to retire, and in retiring draw
   Hearts after them, tangl’d in amorous nets. John Milton.

   With subtile cobweb cheats,
   They’re catch’d in knotted law-like nets;
   In which when once they are entangl’d,
   The more they stir, the more they’re tangl’d. Hudibras.

   3. To embroil; to embarrass.

   When my simple weakness strays,
   Tangled in forbidden ways:
   He, my shepherd! is my guide,
   He’s before me, on my side. Richard Crashaw.

3. To Tangleverb

   To be entangled. Shrubs and tangling bushes had perpex’d All path of man or beast.

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1. tangle

   A tangle generally refers to a state of being twisted or mixed up, referring to various physical objects or metaphorically to concepts or situations. Nonetheless, the term's specific definition can vary depending on its context. For instance, in mathematics, a tangle may refer to an arrangement of points and arcs. In hair care, a tangle refers to hair strands knotted together. In a broader sense, it can signify a complex or confused state of affairs.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tanglenoun

   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. Tanglenoun

   to involve; to insnare; to entrap; as, to be tangled in lies

3. Tangleverb

   to be entangled or united confusedly; to get in a tangle

4. Tanglenoun

   any large blackish seaweed, especially the Laminaria saccharina. See Kelp

5. 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

6. 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

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1. Tangle

   Tangle is the second album by Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, released in 1989 through Thwart Productions.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tangle

   tang′gl, n. a knot of things united confusedly: an edible seaweed: a perplexity, complication: (Scot.) any long hanging thing, even a lank person: an apparatus for dredging.—v.t. to unite together confusedly: to interweave: to ensnare, entangle.—n. Tang′lefoot (U.S.), whisky, &c.—adj. Tang′lesome (prov.), quarrelsome.—adv. Tang′lingly.—adj. Tang′ly, in a tangle: united confusedly: covered with tangle or seaweed. [Scand.; Dan. tang, Ice. thang, seaweed.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tangle

   Fucus digitatus, and other sea-weed, which are used as manure.

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1. • Intertwine
   • Involve
   • Natural Object

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tangle in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tangle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of tangle in a Sentence

1. Ancient Chinese Proverb:

   An invisible thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, and circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle,but it will never break.

2. Ram Kishore Yadav:

   Look at that tangle of wires, i won't be surprised if another fire breaks out around here.

3. Hugh Link:

   Nobody wants to accidentally tangle up a whale, we want to catch crab not anything else.

4. Charles Cooley:

   When one has come to accept a certain course as duty he has a pleasant sense of relief and of lifted responsibility, even if the course involves pain and renunciation. It is like obedience to some external authority; any clear way, though it lead to death, is mentally preferable to the tangle of uncertainty.

5. Karlin Younger:

   I just happened to look down by sheer luck, and I noticed that by the recycling bin there was this tangle of wires.

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