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tangle |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tangle 1 of 4 senses of tangle Sense 4 entangle, tangle, mat, snarl => felt => enmesh, mesh, ensnarl Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tangle 1 of 4 senses of tangle Sense 4 entangle, tangle, mat, snarl => felt => enmesh, mesh, ensnarl Entailment of verb tangle Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb tangle 4 senses of tangle Sense 1 embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up drag, drag in => involve Sense 2 ravel, tangle, knot => intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace Sense 3 tousle, dishevel, tangle => disarrange Sense 4 entangle, tangle, mat, snarl => twist, twine, distort Familiarity of verb tangle tangle used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb tangle Sense 1 embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up drag, drag in => involve -------------- Sense 2 ravel, tangle, knot => intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace -------------- Sense 3 tousle, dishevel, tangle => disarrange -------------- Sense 4 entangle, tangle, mat, snarl => twist, twine, distort -------------- Grep of noun tangle rectangle sea tangle tangle tangle orchid tanglebush 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") Grep of adj tangle tangled 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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