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ravel

/ ravel /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
French composer and exponent of Impressionsim (1875-1937)
Type of:
composer
verb Sense 2
tangle or complicate
"a ravelled story"
Opposites:
unravel unknot unscramble untangle unpick
Type of:
intertwine twine entwine
Derived:
knot gnarl tangle snarl maze
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
disentangle
"can you unravel the mystery?"
"unravel the ball or yarn"
Type of:
disentangle unsnarl straighten out
Derived:
disentangler unraveler unraveller run ladder
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 4
a row of unravelled stitches
"she got a run in her stocking"
Type of:
damage harm impairment
Derived:
tangle knot unravel ravel out ladder
Semantic Complexity
49%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
3
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composer intertwine twine entwine unravel unknot unscramble untangle unpick disentangle unsnarl straighten out