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revel |
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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