Gnarled has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
simple past tense and past participle of gnarl (Etymology 1)
2
simple past tense and past participle of gnarl (Etymology 2)
Adjective
1
used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
"gnarled and knotted hands"
"a knobbed stick"