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Knotted or twisted together untidily
“His installations, made of scrap objects and tied up with tangled roping, dominate the landscape.”
Unkempt or disheveled or in appearance
“She smiled up at him, smoothing down the unruly cowlick that rested atop his mop of rakishly tangled brunette hair.”
Complicated or complex in nature
“Placing problems in a broader context can provide clues on the best path out of a tangled situation.”
Being in a confused or chaotic mess
“Terry rails against Jack's indifference and desperately tries to salvage some kind of relationship from the tangled chaos.”
Having kinks, curls or twists
Having a surface or texture that is coarse or bristly
To have made something more complex
Past tense for to become entangled or intertwined
“She's done it again. Somehow, she has managed to tangle her hair in her hairdryer.”
Past tense for to ensnare or catch (and hold)
“We had to tangle him in a fishing net before we could get him at all, and even then most of us got mauled.”
Past tense for to become embroiled or implicated in
“He'd come home to England to race horses, tangle himself in scandals, and have notorious affairs with famous beauties.”
Past tense for to become involved in a conflict or fight with
“Anyone who's ever tried to tangle with a teddy bear cholla knows there's a whole lot more bear than teddy to it.”
Past tense for to mentally disturb
“Every day that I say no to the dark thoughts depression tries to tangle my mind with, I am winning a battle that society has not made easy to win.”
Past tense for to mix up in a confused, disordered or untidy way
Past tense for to intermingle or blend
Past tense for to have a heated argument or disagreement
Past tense for to become trapped or lodged in
Past tense for to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level
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