tangle
/ˈtæŋɡl/noun
उच्चारण टैंगल
उलझन, गुत्थी
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[C]
a twisted mass of threads, hair that cannot be easily separated
उलझन, गुत्थी
- a tangle of wires
- She combed the tangle of knots out of her long hair.
- A tangle of cables lay behind the television.
+ 2 more examples
- The fisherman spent an hour untying the tangle in his net.
- It took Isha ten minutes to brush the tangles out of her hair.
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[C]
a state of confusion or lack of order
उलझन, गड़बड़
- Her finances are in a tangle.
- The files were left in a tangle after the office shifted.
- His explanation left everyone lost in a tangle of dates and names.
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- The accounts were in such a tangle that no one could find the error.
- The case became a legal tangle that lasted for years.
Synonyms muddle mess confusion jumble complication
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (up)
to twist something into an untidy mass; to become twisted in this way
उलझाना, उलझना
- The kite string got tangled in the tree.
- The headphone wires tangled in my bag again.
- Don't let the fishing line tangle in the weeds.
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- The cat tangled the wool into a hopeless knot.
- Their legs tangled and both runners fell.
Synonyms entangle twist knot snarl intertwine
Opposite untangle unravel straighten
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
tangle (noun, countable) + of
A tangle of threads, wires or hair is a twisted mass that is hard to separate.
धागों, तारों या बालों का tangle उलझा हुआ गुच्छा है जिसे अलग करना कठिन होता है।
- There was a tangle of wires behind the TV.
- Comb the tangles out of your hair gently.
get tangled (up) in / with sth
Get tangled up in or with means to become caught or mixed in something, in a literal or figurative way.
'Get tangled up in/with' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ में फँस जाना या उलझ जाना है, शाब्दिक या आलंकारिक रूप में।
- The kite string got tangled in the tree.
- He got tangled up in a legal dispute.
tangle (verb) + sth (up) / together
As a verb, tangle means to twist things into an untidy mass; tangle up is the common phrasal form.
Verb के रूप में 'tangle' का अर्थ चीज़ों को उलझा देना है; 'tangle up' आम phrasal रूप है।
- The wind tangled the clothes line.
- The fishing nets became tangled together.
tangle with sb (informal)
Tangle with sb means to get into a fight or argument with a person.
'Tangle with sb' का अर्थ किसी व्यक्ति से झगड़े या बहस में उलझ जाना है।
- Don't tangle with the local goon.
+Collocations 4
tangle of + noun
wireshairthreadrootsropes
- A tangle of roots blocked the path.
verb + tangle
untanglecomb outcut throughcreateget into
- It took an hour to untangle the knot.
adjective + tangle
legalhopelesscomplicatedmessybureaucratic
- The case became a legal tangle.
tangled + noun
hairwireswebaffairsweeds
- She combed her tangled hair.
“More examples 5
- The fishing line was in a tangle, and Radhika's father fixed it.
मछली पकड़ने की डोर उलझी हुई थी, और राधिका के पिता ने उसे ठीक किया।
- A bird got tangled in the net and could not fly.
एक पक्षी जाल में उलझ गया और उड़ नहीं सका।
- His business affairs were in a hopeless tangle.
उसके व्यापारिक मामले बुरी तरह उलझे हुए थे।
- The long hair tangled in the wind.
हवा में लंबे बाल उलझ गए।
- The files got tangled up in red tape for months.
फ़ाइलें महीनों तक लालफ़ीताशाही में उलझी रहीं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Her hair is tangled in the wind yesterday.
✓ Her hair got tangled in the wind yesterday.
With yesterday, use the past tense got tangled.
'Yesterday' के साथ simple past 'got tangled' आता है।
✗ The wire got tangled to the branch.
✓ The wire got tangled in the branch.
Use in for something caught among things; to is wrong here.
चीज़ों के बीच फँसने के लिए 'in' आता है; यहाँ 'to' गलत है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe disorder, but only tangle is about threads and twisted things.
ये शब्द अव्यवस्था का वर्णन करते हैं, पर 'tangle' विशेष रूप से धागों और मुड़ी चीज़ों के लिए है।
A confused state, not necessarily twisted.
भ्रम की स्थिति, ज़रूरी नहीं कि उलझा हुआ हो।
- The papers were in a muddle.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
tan·gle
?Which word?
Keep the twist words together: tangle, entangle (catch in something twisted; involve in a difficult situation), knot, snarl, intertwine (twist together).
उलझन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: tangle, entangle (उलझी चीज़ में फँसना; कठिन स्थिति में शामिल होना), knot, snarl, intertwine (एक साथ लिपटना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Tangle with sb (argue or fight with somebody).
Phrasal verb 'tangle with sb' (किसी से बहस या लड़ाई करना)।
A tangled web (a complicated situation).
Collocation 'a tangled web' (जटिल स्थिति)।