tangle
n 1: a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they
carved their way through the tangle of vines"
2: something jumbled or confused [syn: {complication}, {snarl}]
v 1: 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" [syn: {embroil}, {sweep}, {sweep
up}, {drag}, {drag in}]
2: tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" [syn: {ravel}, {knot}]
[ant: {unravel}, {unravel}]
3: disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my
hair" [syn: {tousle}, {dishevel}]
4: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child
entangled the cord" [syn: {entangle}, {mat}, {snarl}]
[ant: {disentangle}, {disentangle}]