tangle net
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tangle net — noun : gill net * * * tangle net noun A long net, anchored to the seabed at both ends • • • Main Entry: ↑tangle * * * tangle net, = gill net. (Cf. ↑gill net) … Useful english dictionary
tangle-netter — tangleˈ netter noun A fishing boat using a tangle net • • • Main Entry: ↑tangle … Useful english dictionary
tangle — [taŋ′gəl] vt. tangled, tangling [ME tanglen, prob. nasalized var. of taglen, to entangle, akin to Swed dial. taggla, to disarrange] 1. to hinder, obstruct, or confuse by or as by covering, circling, entwining, etc. 2. to catch in or as in a net… … English World dictionary
tangle — tangle1 tanglement, n. tangler, n. tangly, adv. /tang geuhl/, v., tangled, tangling, n. v.t. 1. to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl. 2. to involve in something that… … Universalium
net — Synonyms and related words: acquire, afford, angle, apprehend, arabesque, arrest, asking price, avails, avoirdupois, bag, bait, bait the hook, balance, bargain price, basketry, basketwork, be seized of, beef, beefiness, bid, bid price, birdlime,… … Moby Thesaurus
tangle — 01. Our fishing lines got all [tangled] up when we were bringing them in. 02. The whale died after getting [tangled] in a fisherman s net. 03. My hair always gets really [tangled] if I don t use a conditioner when I wash my hair. 04. Many… … Grammatical examples in English
tangle — Synonyms and related words: Chinese puzzle, Gordian knot, Rube Goldberg contraption, a outrance, absorb, allure, bag, bait the hook, ball up, bandy with, battle, battle it out, birdlime, bump heads, burden, can of worms, catch, catch out, catch… … Moby Thesaurus
tangle — [c]/ˈtæŋgəl / (say tangguhl) verb (tangled, tangling) –verb (t) 1. to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl. 2. to involve in something that hampers, obstructs, or… …
tangle — I tan•gle [[t]ˈtæŋ gəl[/t]] v. gled, gling, n. 1) to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted strands; snarl 2) to involve in something that hampers, obstructs, or overgrows 3) to catch and hold in or as if in a net or… … From formal English to slang
tangle — v 1. snarl, ravel, knot, mat, entangle; kink, twist, intertwist; intertwine, interlace, interweave; disorder, disarrange, muss, mess, dishevel, shuffle, ruffle, rumple, tousle; complicate, confuse, jumble, scramble, Sl. ball up, muddle; jam, tie… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
