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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Unravel

/ən-răv'-əl/ · Un·rav·el · IPA /ˌʌnˈɹævəl/
01 v. t. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking.
  1. 1.
    To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking.
  2. 2.
    Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot.
  3. 3.
    To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse.
02 v. i. To become unraveled, in any sense.
  1. 1.
    To become unraveled, in any sense.