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- DictionaryUn·tan·gle/ˌənˈtaNGɡ(ə)l/
verb
- 1. free from a tangled or twisted state: "fishermen untangle their nets"
The meaning of UNTANGLE is to loose from tangles or entanglement : straighten out. How to use untangle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Untangle.
to remove the knots from a mass of string, wire, hair, etc. and separate the different threads: I spent ages trying to untangle Rosie’s hair.
Untangle definition: to bring out of atangled state; disentangle; unsnarl.. See examples of UNTANGLE used in a sentence.
to remove the knots from a mass of string, wire, hair, etc. and separate the different threads: I spent ages trying to untangle Rosie’s hair. fig. It took years to untangle the facts of the case (= make them clear and understood).
become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of. synonyms: unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble. see more. verb. release from entanglement of difficulty. synonyms: disencumber, disentangle, extricate. see more.
If you untangle something that is knotted or has become twisted around something, you undo the knots in it or free it.
un·tan·gle. (ŭn-tăng′gəl) tr.v. un·tan·gled, un·tan·gling, un·tan·gles. 1. To free from a tangle; disentangle. See Synonyms at extricate. 2. To straighten out (something puzzling or complicated); clarify or resolve: The accountant was unable to untangle the company's finances.
untangle something to make something that is complicated or confusing easier to deal with or understand. It will not be easy to untangle his financial affairs. It’s difficult to untangle all the local bureaucracy and regulations. See untangle in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
verb. /ʌnˈtæŋɡl/ Verb Forms. untangle something (from something) to undo string, hair, wire, etc. that has become twisted or has knots in it Can you untangle all those cables on the floor? She tried to untangle her scarf from the wire fence. Take your English to the next level.
UNTANGLE definition: 1. to separate pieces of string, hair, wire, etc that have become twisted together: 2. to…. Learn more.
