ravel meaning and definition

RAVEL noun

Definition of Ravel (noun)

1. French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937)
   • synonyms: Maurice Ravel
2. a row of unravelled stitches
   • "she got a run in her stocking"
   • synonyms: ladder, run

RAVEL verb

Definition of ravel (verb)

1. disentangle
   • "can you unravel the mystery?"
   • synonyms: ravel out, unravel
   • antonym: knot
2. tangle or complicate
   • "a ravelled story"
   • synonyms: knot, tangle
   • antonym: ravel