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- pronunciation:
- taeng
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
tangles, tangling, tangled |
| definition 1: |
to mix, knot, or entwine, making separation or straightening difficult (often fol. by "up").
He somehow tangled all the computer cords.The cat tangled up the yarn.- synonyms:
- entangle, knot, mat, mix up, ravel, snarl
- antonyms:
- disentangle, untangle
- similar words:
- dishevel, foul, jumble, mesh, mess up, rumple, scramble, tousle
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| definition 2: |
to involve in a complicated, confused, awkward, or unmanageable situation or undertaking; entangle.
I don't want to tangle myself in these matters that have nothing to do with me.- synonyms:
- embroil, ensnarl, entangle
- antonyms:
- disentangle
- similar words:
- complicate, jumble, ravel, snarl
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| related words: |
disorder, knot, mess, mix, stick, tumble, web |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to become knotted or entwined in a disorderly mass.
I tied my hair back for the boat trip so it wouldn't tangle in the wind.- synonyms:
- knot, mat, snarl, twist
- antonyms:
- disentangle
- similar words:
- jumble, rumple
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| definition 2: |
(informal) to quarrel or fight; engage in conflict.
The two guys were tangling over a woman in the bar.He's big and scary, and I wouldn't want to tangle with him.- synonyms:
- brawl, broil, mix it up, scuffle, wrangle
- similar words:
- argue, fight, mesh, quarrel, rumble, tussle
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| related words: |
hitch, knot, mess, oppose, twine, twist |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a jumbled, intertwined mass.
The child's hair was a tangle of curls.- synonyms:
- mat, snarl, tousle
- similar words:
- jumble, mesh, mess, mishmash, muss, tumble, twine
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| definition 2: |
a jumbled, confusing, or complicated condition or situation.
She left her affairs in a tangle when she died suddenly.- synonyms:
- hodgepodge, jam, jumble, mishmash, mix-up, snarl
- similar words:
- complication, entanglement, imbroglio, jungle, knot, mesh, mess, muddle, muss, perplexity, tumble, web
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| definition 3: |
(informal) a quarrel or fight.
We got into a tangle about money again last night.- synonyms:
- brawl, broil, donnybrook, fray, free-for-all, imbroglio, scuffle, wrangle
- similar words:
- affray, clash, fight, fracas, quarrel, riot, row, ruckus, run-in, set-to, tumult
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| related words: |
complexity, disarray, disorder, enigma, labyrinth, maze, morass, puzzle, twist |
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| derivations: |
tangly (adj.), tangler (n.) |
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