ravel
a row of unravelled stitches - she got a run in her stocking • Syn: run, ladder • Derivationally related forms: ladder (for: ladder), run (for: run) • Hypernyms: damage, harm, impairment
1. disentangle - can you unravel the mystery? • Syn: unravel, ravel out • Ant: ravel (for: unravel) • Derivationally related forms: unraveller (for: unravel), unraveler (for: unravel), ravelling, raveling • Hypernyms: disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 2. tangle or complicate - a ravelled story • Syn: tangle, knot • Ant: unknot (for: knot), unravel • Derivationally related forms: knot (for: knot), tangle (for: tangle) • Hypernyms: intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s something PP
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