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What (who) is TANGLES - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Tangles; Tangle (disambiguation)
tangle
I
n. to unravel a tangle
II
v. (colloq.) (d; intr.) ('to quarrel') to tangle over; with (don't tangle with him)
Tangle
·vi To be entangled or united confusedly; to get in a tangle.
II. Tangle ·noun Any large blackish seaweed, especially the Laminaria saccharina. ·see Kelp.
IV. Tangle ·noun To unite or knit together confusedly; to interweave or interlock, as threads, so as to make it difficult to unravel the knot; to Entangle; to Ravel.
V. Tangle ·v A knot of threads, or other thing, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged; a snarl; as, hair or yarn in tangles; a tangle of vines and briers. Used also figuratively.
VI. Tangle ·v An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or other similar substances, - used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea.
tangle
tangle1
¦ verb
1. twist together into a confused mass.
2. (tangle with) informal become involved in a conflict with.
¦ noun
1. a confused mass of something twisted together.
a confused or complicated state.
2. informal a fight or argument.
Derivatives
tangly adjective
Origin
ME: prob. of Scand. origin and related to Swed. dialect taggla 'disarrange'.
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tangle2
¦ noun any of a number of brown seaweeds, especially oarweed.
Origin
C16: prob. from Norw. tongul.
Examples of use of TANGLES
1. But tangles still arrived even before the storm‘s first bands.
2. Among them: _Continuing financial threats and legal tangles for U.S.
3. Also involved are tangles of a protein called tau; some scientists suspect this is the cause.
4. The BJP chief said that the movement was caught for long in legal tangles.
5. Could you give them a hand getting the tangles out before elevenses?