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Meaning
Verb
●
To
entwine
or
tangle
(something)
confusedly
; to entangle.
●
Often
followed by
up: to form (something)
out of
discrete
elements
, like
weaving
fabric
from
threads
; to knit.
●
To
unwind
(a
reel
of
thread
, a
skein
of
yarn
, etc.); to
pull apart
(cloth, a
seam
, etc.); to
fray
, to
unpick
, to
unravel
; also, to
pull out
(a
string
of
yarn
, a
thread
, etc.) from a
piece
of
fabric
, or a
skein
or
reel
.
●
To
confuse
or
perplex
(someone or something).
●
Often
followed by
out: to
undo
the
intricacies
of (a problem, etc.); to
clarify
, to disentangle.
●
To
destroy
or
ruin
(something), like
unravelling
fabric.
●
In Programming:
In the APL
programming language
: to
reshape
(a
variable
) into a vector.
●
Often
followed by
out: of a
reel
of
thread
or
skein
of
yarn
; or a
thread
on a
reel
or a
string
of
yarn
in a
skein
, etc.: to become
untwisted
or unwound.
●
Often
followed by
out: of
clothing
,
fabric
, etc.: to become
unwoven
; to
fray
, to unravel.
●
To become
entangled
or snarled.
Noun
●
In Scottish English:
A
tangled
mess
; an
entanglement
, a
snarl
, a tangle.
●
In Scottish English:
A
confusing
,
intricate
, or
perplexing
situation
; a complication.
●
A
thread
which has
unravelled
from
fabric
, etc.; also, a
situation
of
fabric
, etc;
coming apart
; an unravelling.
Name
●
A
male
given name
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Origin
ravel
English
ravelen
Dutch
rafel
Dutch
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Disentangle
Unravel
Untangle
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