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untangle |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Untangle \Un*tan"gle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + tangle.] To loose from tangles or intricacy; to disentangle; to resolve; as to untangle thread. Untangle but this cruel chain. --Prior. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: untangle v 1: release from entanglement of difficulty; "i cannot extricate myself from this task" [syn: {extricate}, {disentangle}, {disencumber}] 2: become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of "the sweater unravelled" [syn: {unravel}, {unknot}, {unscramble}, {unpick}] [ant: {ravel}, {ravel}]
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