| Noun | 1. | tangle - a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"hair ball, hairball, trichobezoar - a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur) shag - a matted tangle of hair or fiber; "the dog's woolly shag" | |
| 2. | tangle - something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"perplexity - trouble or confusion resulting from complexity | |
| Verb | 1. | tangle - force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"involve - engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!" | |
| 2. | tangle - tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" | |
| 3. | tangle - disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair"disarrange - destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk" | |
| 4. | tangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"felt - mat together and make felt-like; "felt the wool" | |