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Definition and meaning of unravel
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unravel (v. trans.)
1.undo what has been twined together"untwine the strings"
2.cause to become untwisted
3.find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of"did you solve the problem?" "Work out your problems with the boss" "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out" "did you get it?" "Did you get my meaning?" "He could not work the math problem"
4.become undone"the sweater unraveled"
5.become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of"unravel the thread"
6.disentangle"can you unravel the mystery?"
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Merriam Webster
UnravelUn*rav"el (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + ravel.]
1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking.
2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot.
3. To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse. “Art shall be conjured for it, and nature all unraveled.” Dryden.
UnravelUn*rav"el, v. i. To become unraveled, in any sense.
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unravel (v. trans.)
become frayed, decipher, develop, disclose, disentangle, explain, extricate, ferret about in, figure out, fray, free, husk, interpret, lick, open, pare, plan out, puzzle out, ravel, ravel out, reason out, render, run, search, search for, search through, skin, solve, sort out, think of something, undo, unknot, unpick, unroll, unscramble, untangle, untie, untwine, untwist, unwind, work, work out, hit on the idea (colloquial), hit upon the idea (colloquial), sift (colloquial)
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Analogical dictionary
unravel (v. tr.)
unravel (v. tr.)
défaire (fr)[Classe...]
s'user (pour un tissu) (fr)[Classe]
(spindle; bobbin; spool; reel; roll)[termes liés]
travailler le textile (fr)[DomaineCollocation]
unravel (v. tr.)
straighten, straighten out[Hyper.]
distort, twine, twist[Ant.]
unravel (v. tr.)
unravel (v. tr.)
inventer (fr)[Classe]
trouver une solution (fr)[Classe]
understand[Hyper.]
answer, computation, key, resolution, result, solution, solvent[GenV+comp]
resolution, solving - solution - convergent thinker, problem solver, solver - executable, feasible, practicable, viable, workable[Dérivé]
argue, reason[Domaine]
amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, disconcert, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex - calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, make calculations, reckon, reckon up, work out[Analogie]
unravel (v. tr.)
crumble, disintegrate, fall to pieces[Hyper.]
run - disentangler, unraveler, unraveller[Dérivé]
ladder, run[Domaine]
unravel (v. tr.)
undo[Hyper.]
disentangler, unraveler, unraveller[Dérivé]
disunite, divide, divorce, part, separate[Domaine]
knot, ravel, tangle[Ant.]
unravel (v. tr.)
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