Ravel (n.)

  1. French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937)

    [ Syn: ravel , maurice ravel ]

  2. a row of unravelled stitches; she got a run in her stocking

    [ Syn: run , ladder ]

    ravel (v.)

  1. disentangle; can you unravel the mystery?

    [ Syn: unravel , ravel out ]

  2. tangle or complicate; a ravelled story

    [ Syn: tangle , tangle , tangle , knot , knot , knot ]

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