Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)tanglea twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven“they carved their way through the tangle of vines” (n)tangle, snarl, mazesomething jumbled or confused“a tangle of government regulations” Verbs
(v)embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag inforce into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action“They were swept up by the events”,
“don't drag me into this business”