1 (v + adv) cause to become twisted together TRANSITIVEcuir in aimhréidh c m ucuir in achrannthe sheep got tangled up in the barbed wirechuaigh an chaora i bhfostú sa tsreang dheilgneach2 (v + adv) become twisted together INTRANSITIVEbheith in aimhréidhthe chain is tangled uptá an slabhra in aimhréidh3 (v + adv) in situation TRANSITIVEthe new bill is tangled up in legal challengestá an bille nua sáinnithe ag dúshláin dlíshe got tangled up in the technologychuaigh sí in abar sa teicneolaíocht → féach tangle
