Found 2 items, similar to untangle.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: untangle
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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Untangle
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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