nnoun.objecta twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwovenExamples:- they carved their way through the tangle of vines
Derivationally Related Form:tangle
Hypernyms:natural object
Inherited Hypernyms:tanglenatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:hair ballhairballshagtrichobezoar
Full Hyponyms:hairballshag
nnoun.cognitionsomething jumbled or confusedSynset:maze snarl
Examples:- a tangle of government regulations
Derivationally Related Form:snarlytanglesnarl
Hypernyms:perplexity
Inherited Hypernyms:tangleperplexityconfusioncognitive statepsychological stateconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
vverb.stativeforce into some kind of situation, condition, or course of actionSynset:drag drag in embroil sweep sweep up
Examples:- They were swept up by the events
- don't drag me into this business
Derivationally Related Form:embroilment
Hypernyms:involve
Inherited Hypernyms:embroilinvolveadmitpermitacceptreactact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody PP
vverb.contacttangle or complicateSynset:knot ravel
Antonyms:unknotunravel
Derivationally Related Form:raveltangleknot
Hypernyms:enlace entwine interlace intertwine lace twine
Inherited Hypernyms:ravelintertwinetwistchange shapechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.contactdisarrange or rumple; dishevelSynset:dishevel tousle
Examples:- The strong wind tousled my hair
Derivationally Related Form:tangle
Hypernyms:disarrange
Inherited Hypernyms:tousledisarrangemove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contacttwist together or entwine into a confusing massSynset:entangle mat snarl
Examples:- The child entangled the cord
Antonyms:disentangleunsnarl
Derivationally Related Form:tanglesnarl
Hypernyms:distort twine twist
Inherited Hypernyms:entangletwistchange shapechange
Direct Hyponyms:enmeshensnarlfeltmesh
Full Troponyms:enmeshfelt
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They --- their hair (apply to: entangle, mat, tangle, snarl)