tangle

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for tangle

tangle 🔊 /tæˈŋgʌl/

tangle : සංකුලය

tangle : අවුල

tangle : පටලැවෙනවා

tangle : අවුල් කරනවා

tangle : පටලවනවා

tangle : අකුල

tangle definition

Noun.

  1. To unite or knit together confusedly; to interweave or interlock, as threads, so as to make it difficult to unravel the knot; to entangle; to ravel.
  2. To involve; to insnare; to entrap; as, to be tangled in lies.
  3. Any large blackish seaweed, especially the Laminaria saccharinAdjective. See Kelp.

Intransitive verb. To be entangled or united confusedly; to get in a tangle.

Verb.

  1. A knot of threads, or other thing, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged; a snarl; as, hair or yarn in tangles; a tangle of vines and briers. Used also figuratively.
  2. An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or other similar substances, -- used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea.