tangle
$ \mathrm{tangle}^1 | ˈtaNGɡəl |
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verb with object (usually be tangled)
twist together into a confused mass:
«…に» …をもつれさせる, からませる(up) «in» ; 〖be ～d〗 【網などに】からまる, もつれる(up) «in»
e.g. the broom somehow got tangled up in my long skirt.
no object (tangle with) informal become involved in a conflict or fight with:
〈事態･問題など〉を紛糾させる, 混乱させる(up); «…に» 〈人など〉を巻き込む(up) «in» ; 〖be ～d〗 〈事態･問題などが〉紛糾する, 混乱する(up)
e.g. I know there'll be trouble if I try to tangle with him.
noun
a confused mass of something twisted together:
(髪･糸･ケーブルなどの)もつれ, からまり
e.g. a tangle of golden hair.
a confused or complicated state; a muddle.
紛糾, 混乱, もつれ
informal a fight, argument, or disagreement.
｟くだけて｠ «…との» 口論, けんか «with»
DERIVATIVES
tangly | ˈtaNGlē, ˈtaNGɡ(ə)lē | adjective
ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense ‘entangle, catch in a tangle’): probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish dialect taggla ‘disarrange’.
$ \mathrm{tangle}^2 | ˈtaNGɡəl |
noun
any of a number of brown seaweeds, especially oarweed.
ORIGIN
mid 16th century: probably from Norwegian tongul.