tangle
Translation
to tangle, to snarl, to entangle
Examples
The long ropes tangled in the wind.
The long ropes tangled in the wind.
Don't tangle the yarn while you knit.
Don't tangle the yarn whilst you knit.
He didn't want to tangle with the new boss.
He didn't want to tangle with the new boss.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) tangles The ropes tangled.
to tangle ((sth.)) to tangle the yarn
to tangle with ((sb./sth.)) to tangle with the law
Similar Words
Synonyms: snarl, knot, entwine; Antonyms: untangle, straighten
Etymology
From Middle English, possibly of Scandinavian origin, related to a type of seaweed called 'tangle'.
Memory Tips
Imagine a tangled web of strings. This word also exists as a noun: 'a tangle of wires'.