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Definition of Ravel
1. Verb. Disentangle. "Can you unravel the mystery?"
Exact synonyms: Ravel Out, Unravel
Generic synonyms: Disentangle, Straighten Out, Unsnarl
Derivative terms: Raveling, Ravelling, Unraveler, Unraveller
Generic synonyms: Disentangle, Straighten Out, Unsnarl
Derivative terms: Raveling, Ravelling, Unraveler, Unraveller
2. Noun. French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937).
3. Verb. Tangle or complicate. "A ravelled story"
Exact synonyms: Knot, Tangle
Generic synonyms: Enlace, Entwine, Interlace, Intertwine, Lace, Twine
Derivative terms: Knot, Tangle
Antonyms: Unknot, Unravel, Unravel
Generic synonyms: Enlace, Entwine, Interlace, Intertwine, Lace, Twine
Derivative terms: Knot, Tangle
Antonyms: Unknot, Unravel, Unravel
4. Noun. A row of unravelled stitches. "She got a run in her stocking"
Definition of Ravel
1. v. t. To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a stocking.
2. v. i. To become untwisted or unwoven; to be disentangled; to be relieved of intricacy.
Definition of Ravel
1. Verb. To pull apart (especially cloth or a seam); unravel. ¹
2. Verb. To clarify by separation into simpler pieces. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ravel
1. to separate the threads of [v -ELED, -ELING, -ELS or -ELLED, -ELLING, -ELS]
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