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English noun: tangle | |||
| 1. | tangle (object) a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven | ||
| Samples | They carved their way through the tangle of vines. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | natural object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hair ball, hairball, shag, trichobezoar | ||
| 2. | tangle (cognition) something jumbled or confused | ||
| Samples | A tangle of government regulations. | ||
| Synonyms | maze, snarl | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | perplexity | ||
English verb: tangle | |||
| 1. | tangle (stative) force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action | ||
| Samples | They were swept up by the events. Don't drag me into this business. | ||
| Synonyms | drag, drag in, embroil, sweep, sweep up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | involve | ||
| 2. | tangle (contact) tangle or complicate | ||
| Samples | A ravelled story. | ||
| Synonyms | knot, ravel | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine | ||
| Antonyms | ravel, ravel out, unknot, unpick, unravel, unravel, unscramble, untangle | ||
| 3. | tangle (contact) disarrange or rumple; dishevel | ||
| Samples | The strong wind tousled my hair. | ||
| Synonyms | dishevel, tousle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disarrange | ||
| 4. | tangle (contact) twist together or entwine into a confusing mass | ||
| Samples | The child entangled the cord. | ||
| Examples | They tangle their hair | ||
| Synonyms | entangle, mat, snarl | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distort, twine, twist | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | enmesh, ensnarl, felt, mesh | ||
| Antonyms | unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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