- A frequentative fr. tang seaweed; hence, to twist like seaweed. See Tang seaweed, and cf. Tanglen.
- 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.
- To involve; to insnare; to entrap; as, to be tangled in lies.Tangledin amorous nets.When my simple weakness strays,Tangled in forbidden ways.
