RAVEL


Meaning of RAVEL in English

■ verb ( ~s , ~ling , ~led ; US ~s , ~ing , ~ed )

1》 ( ~ something out ) untangle something.

2》 un~; fray.

3》 confuse or complicate (a question or situation).

■ noun a tangle or cluster.

Origin

ME: prob. from Du. ~en 'fray out, tangle'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.