A jungle is a forest in a tropical country where large numbers of tall trees and plants grow very close together. the mountains and jungles of Papua New Guinea The mountain area is covered entirely in dense jungle
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival an impenetrable equatorial forest
Any place where people behave ruthlessly and as if they are fighting for their lives
disapproval If you refer to the law of the jungle, you are referring to a situation in which there are no laws or rules to govern the way that people behave and people use force to get what they want. If you make aggression pay, this becomes the law of the jungle
emphasis If you describe a place as a jungle, you are emphasizing that it is full of lots of things and very untidy. a jungle of stuffed birds, knick-knacks, potted plants
disapproval If you describe a situation as a jungle, you dislike it because it is complicated and difficult to get what you want from it. Social security law and procedure remain a jungle of complex rules
(aka: "jail") used to describe being in the middle of a lot of trees Also, any place where you don't want to be due to the growth (i e rough, fescue, etc )