tangle

Universal Words noun, verb noun 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!