n. 25B6; verb
the wool got tangled up : ENTANGLE, snarl, catch, entwine, twist, ravel, knot, enmesh, coil, mat, jumble, muddle.
he tangled with his old rival : COME INTO CONFLICT, dispute, argue, quarrel, fight, wrangle, squabble, contend, cross swords, lock horns.
25B6; noun
a tangle of branches : SNARL, mass, knot, mesh, mishmash.
the defence got into an awful tangle : MUDDLE, jumble, mix-up, confusion, shambles.