Meaning & use
tangle
To twist something into a confused, knotted mass that is hard to separate.
See it in a sentence
The kite string tangled around a tree branch within just a few minutes.
Her long hair tangled easily whenever she walked outside in the wind.
A note on using this word
As a noun, "tangle" names the resulting knot, or informally a heated dispute or fight.
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Words with an opposite meaning
untangle
Another way to use it
2. noun
A confused mass of things twisted together, or an informal heated dispute.
The wires behind the desk had turned into a hopeless tangle.
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