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rav•el

Pronunciation: (rav'ul), [key]
—v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling,
—n.

—v.t.
1. to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
2. to tangle or entangle.
3. to involve; confuse; perplex.
4. to make clear; unravel (often fol. by out).

—v.i.
1. to become disjoined thread by thread or fiber by fiber; fray.
2. to become tangled.
3. to become confused or perplexed.
4. (of a road surface) to lose aggregate.

—n.
a tangle or complication.