Usually means: Remove knots from hair, gently.
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  1. detangle: Merriam-Webster
  2. detangle: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. detangle: Wiktionary
  4. detangle: Dictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (detangle)

▸ verb:  (transitive) To disentangle, remove tangles from (especially hair).

Similar:
untangle, disentangle, untwine, disentwine, extricate, unravel, unsnarl, untie, unsnaggle, unbraid, more...

Opposite:
tangle

Types:
brush, comb, detangling spray, more...

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Similar:
untangle, disentangle, untwine, disentwine, extricate, unravel, unsnarl, untie, unsnaggle, unbraid, more...

Opposite:
tangle

Types:
brush, comb, detangling spray, more...



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