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ravel

rav·el [ rávv'l ]


verb  (past and past participle rav·eled or rav·elled, present participle rav·el·ing or rav·el·ling, 3rd person present singular rav·els)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb fray: to come loose from a knitted or woven fabric, or cause threads to do this

2. transitive and intransitive verb tangle: to become tangled, or cause threads or fibers to tangle

3. transitive verb unravel something complicated: to clarify or resolve something complicated

4. transitive and intransitive verb complicate something: to make something complicated or involved, or become complicated or involved



noun  (plural rav·els)
Definition:
 
loose thread or fiber: an unraveled thread or fiber

[Late 16th century. Probably < Dutch ravelen]

rav·el·er noun
rav·el·ment noun
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