Tan·gle v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tangled p. pr. & vb. n. Tangling ]
1. To unite or knit together confusedly; to interweave or interlock, as threads, so as to make it difficult to unravel the knot; to entangle; to ravel.
2. To involve; to insnare; to entrap; as, to be tangled in lies. “Tangled in amorous nets.”
When my simple weakness strays,
Tangled in forbidden ways. --Crashaw.