tangled adj.
VERBS be, look | become, get
ADV. hopelessly | all My hair had got all tangled. | a bit Your hair looks a bit tangled. | up
PREP. in My legs got hopelessly tangled in the rope.
adj.
pushed back her tangled hair
the tangled ropes
the Byzantine tax structure
convoluted legal language
convoluted reasoning
the plot was too involved
a knotty problem
got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering
Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures
tortuous negotiations lasting for months
n.
they carved their way through the tangle of vines
a tangle of government regulations
v.
They were swept up by the events
don't drag me into this business
a ravelled story
The strong wind tousled my hair
The child entangled the cord