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1. (v.t.) ravel
to disentangle the threads or fibers of; unravel.
2. ravel
to make clear; unravel.
3. ravel
to entangle; enmesh; confuse.
4. (v.i.) ravel
to become unwound; fray.
5. ravel
Obs. to become tangled or confused.
6. (n.) ravel
a tangle or complication.
7. (n.) Ravel
Maurice Joseph, 1875–1937, French composer.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Ravel, Maurice Ravel
French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937)
2. (verb) run, ladder, ravel
a row of unravelled stitches
"she got a run in her stocking"
3. (verb) ravel, unravel, ravel out
disentangle
"can you unravel the mystery?"
4. (verb) ravel, tangle, knot
tangle or complicate
"a ravelled story"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) ravel
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. (verb) ravel
to undo the intricacies of; to disentangle
3. (verb) ravel
to pull apart, as the threads of a texture, and let them fall into a tangled mass; hence, to entangle; to make intricate; to involve
4. (verb) ravel
to become untwisted or unwoven; to be disentangled; to be relieved of intricacy
5. (verb) ravel
to fall into perplexity and confusion
6. (verb) ravel
to make investigation or search, as by picking out the threads of a woven pattern
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