ENGLISH: tangle - CREOLE: mele



Overview of noun tangle



The noun tangle has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (2) tangle -- (a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines")

2. (1) tangle, snarl, maze -- (something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations")



Overview of verb tangle



The verb tangle has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)



1. embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in -- (force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business")

2. ravel, tangle, knot -- (tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story")

3. tousle, dishevel, tangle -- (disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair")

4. entangle, tangle, mat, snarl -- (twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord")

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