6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Revel  \Rev"el\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Reveled}or  {Revelled};  p. 
  pr  &  vb  n.  {Reveling}  or  {Revelling}.]  [OF.  reveler  to 
  revolt,  rebel,  make  merry,  fr  L.  rebellare  See  {Rebel}.] 
  1.  To  feast  in  a  riotous  manner;  to  carouse;  to  act  the 
  bacchanalian;  to  make  merry.  --Shak. 
 
  2.  To  move  playfully;  to  indulge  without  restraint.  ``Where 
  joy  most  revels.''  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Revel  \Re*vel"\,  v.  t.  [L.  revellere;  re-  +  vellere  to  pluck, 
  pull.] 
  To  draw  back  to  retract.  [Obs.]  --Harvey. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Reveal  \Re*veal"\,  n. 
  1.  A  revealing;  a  disclosure.  [Obs.] 
 
  2.  (Arch.)  The  side  of  an  opening  for  a  window,  doorway,  or 
  the  like  between  the  door  frame  or  window  frame  and  the 
  outer  surface  of  the  wall;  or  where  the  opening  is  not 
  filled  with  a  door,  etc.,  the  whole  thickness  of  the  wall; 
  the  jamb.  [Written  also  {revel}.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Revel  \Rev"el\,  n.  (Arch.) 
  See  {Reveal}.  [R.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Revel  \Rev"el\,  n.  [OF.  revel  rebellion,  disorder,  feast,  sport. 
  See  {Revel},  v.  i.] 
  A  feast  with  loose  and  noisy  jollity;  riotous  festivity  or 
  merrymaking;  a  carousal. 
 
  This  day  in  mirth  and  revel  to  dispend.  --Chaucer. 
 
  Some  men  ruin  .  .  .  their  bodies  by  incessant  revels. 
  --Rambler. 
 
  {Master  of  the  revels},  {Revel  master}.  Same  as  {Lord  of 
  misrule},  under  {Lord}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  revel 
  n  :  unrestrained  merrymaking  [syn:  {revelry}] 
  v  1:  take  delight  in  "he  delights  in  his  granddaughter"  [syn:  {delight}, 
  {enjoy}] 
  2:  celebrate  noisily;  engage  in  uproarious  festivities;  "The 
  members  of  the  wedding  party  made  merry  all  night";  "Let's 
  whoop  it  up--the  boss  is  gone!"  [syn:  {racket},  {make 
  whoopie},  {make  merry},  {make  happy},  {whoop  it  up},  {wassail}] 
  3:  be  ecstatic  with  joy  [syn:  {wallow},  {rejoice},  {triumph}] 

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