Noun
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something jumbled or confused
"a tangle of government regulations"
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a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
"they carved their way through the tangle of vines"
Verb
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twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
"The child entangled the cord"
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disarrange or rumple
dishevel
"The strong wind tousled my hair"
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tangle or complicate
"a ravelled story"
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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"
- sweep up - drag in