tangle2, s.Achrann m, aimhréidhe f.The thread is all in a tangle, tá an snáth uile in achrann, in aimhréidhe. (Of pers.) To be in a tangle, bheith i do chíor thuathail. To get into a tangle, (i) dul in achrann; (ii) dul san abar. It's a hopeless tangle, tá sé ina ghréasán gan dóigh.
tangle3 .1v.tr.To tangle (up) sth., rud a chur in aimhréidhe, in achrann. To get tangled (up), (of thgs.) dul in achrann, in aimhréidhe. I am all tangled up, tá an scéal dulta sa mhuileann orm. F: Tangled web, gréasán achrannach. 2v.i.Téann in achrann, in aimhréidhe.