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unraveling

unraveling


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  unravel 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  unravel 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  unravel 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  unravel 
 
  Sense  1 
  unravel,  unknot,  unscramble,  untangle,  unpick 
  =>  separate,  disunite,  divide,  part 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  unravel 
 
  3  senses  of  unravel 
 
  Sense  1 
  unravel,  unknot,  unscramble,  untangle,  unpick 
  =>  undo 
 
  Sense  2 
  ravel,  unravel,  ravel  out 
  =>  disentangle,  unsnarl,  straighten  out 
 
  Sense  3 
  run,  unravel 
  =>  disintegrate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  unravel 
 
  unravel  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  unravel 
 
  Sense  1 
  unravel,  unknot,  unscramble,  untangle,  unpick 
  =>  undo 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  ravel,  unravel,  ravel  out 
  =>  disentangle,  unsnarl,  straighten  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  run,  unravel 
  =>  disintegrate 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  unravel 
 
  The  verb  unravel  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  unravel,  unknot,  unscramble,  untangle,  unpick  --  (become  or  cause  to  become  undone  by  separating  the  fibers  or  threads  of  "the  sweater  unravelled") 
  2.  ravel,  unravel,  ravel  out  --  (disentangle;  "can  you  unravel  the  mystery?"  "unravel  the  ball  or  yarn") 
  3.  run,  unravel  --  (become  undone,  as  of  clothes  such  as  knitted  fabrics;  "the  sweater  unraveled") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  unravel 
 
  The  verb  unravel  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  unravel,  unknot,  unscramble,  untangle,  unpick  --  (become  or  cause  to  become  undone  by  separating  the  fibers  or  threads  of  "the  sweater  unravelled") 
  2.  ravel,  unravel,  ravel  out  --  (disentangle;  "can  you  unravel  the  mystery?"  "unravel  the  ball  or  yarn") 
  3.  run,  unravel  --  (become  undone,  as  of  clothes  such  as  knitted  fabrics;  "the  sweater  unraveled")