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| 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) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb fray: to come loose from a knitted or woven fabric, or cause threads to do this
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2. transitive and intransitive verb tangle: to become tangled, or cause threads or fibers to tangle
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3. transitive verb unravel something complicated: to clarify or resolve something complicated
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4. transitive and intransitive verb complicate something: to make something complicated or involved, or become complicated or involved
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noun (plural rav·els) |
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loose thread or fiber: an unraveled thread or fiber
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| [Late 16th century. Probably < Dutch ravelen] |
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  rav·el·er noun |
| rav·el·ment noun |
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