1. a confused mass of threads, hair, or other things twisted together
2. a confused or complicated situation

1. to twist together into a confused mass
2. to become involved in a conflict or difficult situation

Examples

• The fishing line was in a hopeless tangle.
• Her hair was a tangle of knots after the windy day.
• The legal case became a tangle of competing claims.
• The rope tangled around the tree branch.
• Don’t tangle the Christmas lights when you put them away.
• He didn’t want to tangle with the school bully.
• The cat tangled the yarn while playing with it.