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tan·gle1 (tănǵgəl)

[Middle English tangilen, to involve in an embarrassing situation, variant of tagilen, probably of Scandinavian originSwedish dialectal taggla, to entangle.]

verb: -gled, -gling, -gles. 

transitive verb 

  1. To mix together or intertwine in a confused mass; snarl.
  2. To involve in hampering or awkward complications; entangle.
  3. To catch and hold in or as if in a net; entrap. See synonyms at catch

intransitive verb 

  1. To be or become entangled.
  2. Informal To enter into argument, dispute, or conflict: tangled with the law.

noun 

  1. A confused, intertwined mass.
  2. A jumbled or confused state or condition.
  3. A state of bewilderment.
  4. Informal An argument or altercation.

derivatives

tańgly
adjective
tan·gle2 (tănǵgəl)

[Of Scandinavian originOld Norse thöngull, seaweed.]

noun 

A large seaweed of the genus Laminaria.