1 a twisted mass of threads, hair, etc. that cannot be easily separated:
a tangle of branches * Her hair was a mass of tangles.
2 a state of confusion or disorder:
His financial affairs are in a tangle.
3 (informal) a disagreement or fight
verb ~ (sth) up to twist sth into an untidy mass; to become twisted in this way:
[VN] She had tangled up the sheets on the bed as she lay tossing and turning. [also V]
PHRASALVERBS
tangle with sb/sth to become involved in an argument or a fight with sb/sth:
Last time I tangled with him, he won!
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