What is the meaning of tangle?

noun

• A twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven.
  • usage: "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"
• Something jumbled or confused.
  • usage: "a tangle of government regulations"
  • synonyms: snarl, maze

verb

• Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action.
  • usage: "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"
  • synonyms: embroil, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in
• Tangle or complicate.
  • usage: "a ravelled story"
  • synonyms: ravel, knot
• Disarrange or rumple; dishevel.
  • usage: "The strong wind tousled my hair"
  • synonyms: tousle, dishevel
• Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass.
  • usage: "The child entangled the cord"
  • synonyms: entangle, mat, snarl