To confuse, mix up (something) with something else.
To make unnecessarily complex.
To fold or coil into numerous overlapping layers.
Convoluted.
Coiled such that one edge is inside, and one outside the coil, giving a spiral effect in cross section.
To confuse or perplex (someone or something).
To unwind (a reel of thread, a skein of yarn, etc.); to pull apart (cloth, a seam, etc.); to fray, to unpick, to unravel; also, to pull out (a string of yarn, a thread, etc.) from a piece of fabric, or a skein or reel.
To entwine or tangle (something) confusedly; to entangle.
To become entangled or snarled.
Often followed by up: to form (something) out of discrete elements, like weaving fabric from threads; to knit.
Often followed by out: of a reel of thread or skein of yarn; or a thread on a reel or a string of yarn in a skein, etc.: to become untwisted or unwound.
Often followed by out: of clothing, fabric, etc.: to become unwoven; to fray, to unravel.
In the APL programming language: to reshape (a variable) into a vector.
A thread which has unravelled from fabric, etc.; also, a situation of fabric, etc., coming apart; an unravelling.
A tangled mess; an entanglement, a snarl, a tangle.
A confusing, intricate, or perplexing situation; a complication.