HyperDic: untangle

English > 2 senses of the word untangle:
VERBcontactuntangle, extricate, disentangle, disencumberrelease from entanglement of difficulty
contactuntangle, unravel, unknot, unscramble, unpickbecome or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
untangle > pronunciation
Soundsahntae'nggahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > untangle: 2 senses > verb 1, contact
MeaningRelease from entanglement of difficulty.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonymsextricate, disentangle, disencumber
Broaderfree, disengageFree or remove obstruction from
Spanishdesembrollar, desenmarañar, desenredar
Catalandesembrollar, desembullar, desenredar-se, desenredar
Nounsuntanglingthe act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
English > untangle: 2 senses > verb 2, contact
MeaningBecome or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s something
Synonymsunravel, unknot, unscramble, unpick
Entailsseparate, disunite, divide, partForce, take, or pull apart
Broaderundocancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
Oppositeravel, tangle, knottangle or complicate
Spanishdesembrollar, desenmarañar

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