Dictionarytan•glePronunciation: (tang'gul), [key] —v., -gled, -gling, —n. —v.t. 1. to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl. 2. to involve in something that hampers, obstructs, or overgrows: The bushes were tangled with vines. 3. to catch and hold in or as if in a net or snare. —v.i. 1. to be or become tangled. 2. Informal.to come into conflict; fight or argue: I don't want to tangle with him over the new ruling. —n. 1. a tangled condition or situation. 2. a tangled or confused mass or assemblage of something. 3. a confused jumble: a tangle of contradictory statements. 4. Informal.a conflict; disagreement: He got into a tangle with the governor. tan•glePronunciation: (tang'gul), [key] —n. any of several large seaweeds of the genus Laminaria. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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