tangled

«tangled» in Mova's judaism dictionary: twisted together in a messy way that is hard to undo… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective; verb (past of tangle: tangle, tangles, tangled, tangling)

meaning for a pupil

1) Tangled means twisted together in a messy way that is hard to undo, like string, hair or wires. tree →

2) Tangled can mean complicated and confusing, like a tangled story. tree →

3) To get tangled up in something means to get caught in it or involved in it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Nahum calls the enemy like tangled thorns that will be burned. Interpretation: Tradition reads this as a picture of Nineveh's fall. In the primary lessons: In everyday life tangled hair needs brushing and tangled headphones need untangling; in nature and safety lessons animals can get tangled in plastic or fishing line. Phrases: «tangled up», «get tangled», «a tangled mess».

examples

• For though they be like tangled thorns, and be drunken according to their drink, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry. (Prophets NAM.1.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• My headphones are all tangled. tree →
• She brushed her tangled hair. tree →
• The kite string got tangled in the tree. tree →
• Turtles can get tangled in fishing nets. tree →
• The story was a tangled web of lies. tree →
• The dog got tangled up in its lead. tree →
• Untangle the wool before you knit. tree →
• He fell into some tangled wood where he was held fast. tree →

note

Regular. Opposite verb: untangle. Saying: «Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive» — lies get more and more complicated.

In the corpora

• For though they be like tangled thorns, and be drunken according to their drink, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
• City pigeons often get string or hair tangled round their toes, which can cut into the foot; wildlife rescuers carefully remove it.
• When they bow, their curly wigs get tangled, and Alice has to run off to hide her laughter.
• Animals swallow plastic and balloon pieces or get tangled in strings, so never let a balloon go outdoors.
• Never release balloons outdoors, because they come down as litter that animals swallow or get tangled in.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «tangled» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.