Main Entry: ¹tan·gle

Pronunciation: \ˈtaŋ-gəl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): tan·gled; tan·gling \-g(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology: Middle English tanglen, tagilen, probably short for entanglen, from Anglo-French entagler, entangler to prosecute (for), implicate

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : to involve so as to hamper, obstruct, or embarrass
2 : to seize and hold in or as if in a snare : entrap
3 : to unite or knit together in intricate confusionintransitive verb 1 : to interact in a contentious or conflicting way
2 : to become entangled