jun ‧ gle /ˈdʒʌŋɡ ə l/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Hindi ; Origin: jangal 'forest' , from Sanskrit jangala ]
1 . [uncountable and countable] a thick tropical forest with many large plants growing very close together:
the Amazon jungle
2 . [singular] a situation in which it is difficult to become successful or get what you want, especially because a lot of people are competing with each other:
the media jungle
3 . [singular] something that is very untidy, complicated, or confusing
jungle of
a jungle of freeways and highways
4 . [uncountable] a type of very fast dance music
⇨ ↑ concrete jungle , ⇨ law of the jungle at ↑ law (8)