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to untangle
01
to become or to cause something, such as tangled hair, become separated
02
release from entanglement of difficulty
Example
She heaved a sigh of frustration as she struggled to untangle the knots in the fishing line.
As the climbers descended, their ropes accidentally entangled, requiring careful maneuvering to untangle the knots.
She caught her hair in the zipper of her jacket and had to carefully untangle it.
The gnarly texture of the rope made it difficult to untangle, requiring patience and perseverance.
Trying to untangle the necklace, she was all fingers and thumbs, only making the knots tighter.
