Untangle

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Untangle \Un*tan"gle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + tangle.]
     To loose from tangles or intricacy; to disentangle; to
     resolve; as, to untangle thread.
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           Untangle but this cruel chain.           --Prior.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  untangle
       v 1: release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate
            myself from this task" [syn: {extricate}, {disentangle},
             {disencumber}]
       2: become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or
          threads of; "the sweater unravelled" [syn: {unravel}, {unknot},
           {unscramble}, {unpick}] [ant: {ravel}, {ravel}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  72 Moby Thesaurus words for "untangle":
     answer, bottom, break loose, break out, clarify, clear, clear up,
     crack, cut loose, debug, decipher, decode, disembarrass,
     disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, disintricate,
     disinvolve, dislodge, divine, do, dope, dope out, explain,
     extricate, fathom, figure out, find out, find the answer,
     find the solution, free, get, get out, get right, guess,
     guess right, have it, hit it, interpret, make out, open the lock,
     plumb, psych, psych out, puzzle out, ravel, ravel out, release,
     resolve, riddle, solve, sort out, tear loose, unbraid, unclutter,
     uncoil, undo, unknot, unlock, unmix, unravel, unriddle, unscramble,
     unsnarl, unthread, untwine, untwist, unweave, unwind, work,
     work out