unravel

[un·rav·el]

However tempting, don't pull that straggly thread hanging from your sleeve. You'll just unravel, or totally undo, your hand knitted sweater.

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To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking.

Verb
become undone; "the sweater unraveled"

Verb
become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "the sweater unravelled"

Verb
disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"; "unravel the ball or yarn"


v. t.
To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking.

v. t.
Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot.

v. t.
To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse.

v. i.
To become unraveled, in any sense.


Unravel

Un*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.

Unravel

Un*rav"el, v. i. To become unraveled, in any sense.

To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking.

To become unraveled, in any sense.

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Usage Examples

I have a pathological fear of being on my own. When I'm with my own thoughts, I start to unravel myself, and I start to think really dark thoughts, self-destructive thoughts.

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