Definition of 'ravel'

Noun

1. French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937)
      Synonyms: Maurice Ravel
2. a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"
      Synonyms: run ladder

Verb

1. disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"
      Synonyms: unravel ravel out
      Antonyms: tangle knot
2. tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"
      Synonyms: tangle knot
      Antonyms: unravel unknot unscramble untangle unpick unravel ravel out unravel unknot unscramble untangle unpick

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