■ verb ( ~s , ~ling , ~led ; US ~s , ~ing , ~ed )
1》 ( ~ something out ) untangle something.
2》 un~; fray.
3》 confuse or complicate (a question or situation).
■ noun a tangle or cluster.
Origin
ME: prob. from Du. ~en 'fray out, tangle'.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ling , ~led ; US ~s , ~ing , ~ed )
1》 ( ~ something out ) untangle something.
2》 un~; fray.
3》 confuse or complicate (a question or situation).
■ noun a tangle or cluster.
Origin
ME: prob. from Du. ~en 'fray out, tangle'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004