ravel

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for ravel

ravel 🔊 /ɹæˈvʌl or ɹʌvɛˈl/

ravel : පටලවනවා

ravel : පටලැවෙනවා

ravel definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a stocking.
  2. To undo the intricacies of; to disentangle.
  3. To pull apart, as the threads of a texture, and let them fall into a tangled mass; hence, to entangle; to make intricate; to involve.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To become untwisted or unwoven; to be disentangled; to be relieved of intricacy.
  2. To fall into perplexity and confusion.
  3. To make investigation or search, as by picking out the threads of a woven pattern.