to cause something to become caught in something such as a net, ropes, or wires
en+tangle
Shared component: tangle · twist together
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tangle
twist together
Related forms: tangle · 4 words in this dictionary
Related words
Shared components, not spelling prefixesto separate something from something else that it has become joined or mixed with
dis+en+tangle
Shared component: tangle · twist together
a complicated or compromising relationship or situation.
en+tangle+ment
Shared component: tangle · twist together
entangledExtended relation
Twisted together in a tangled mass; entwined.
en+tangle+ed
Extended relation: tangle · twist together