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Definition of tangle verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

tangle

verb

NAmE//ˈtæŋɡl//

[transitive, intransitive] tangle (something) upVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they tangle

he / she / it tangles

past simple tangled

-ing form tangling

to twist something into a mass; to become twisted in this way She had tangled up the sheets on the bed as she lay tossing and turning.

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