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tangles

4 definitions β€’ 6 examples
1
an untidy mass of things that are not in a state of order, or a state of confusion or difficulty:

Examples:

a tangle of wires
2
to become or form, or to make something into, an untidy mass
3
a messy mass of things:

Examples:

She pulled the tangle of wires out of the box.
Her hair was in a tangle.
4
to become or cause something to become a messy mass of things:

Examples:

[ T ] I tangled the cables and don’t know which is which.
[ I ] Her hair tangles easily.
[ M ] Who tangled these wires up?

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