To become entangled or snarled.
To unwind (a reel of thread, a skein of yarn, etc.); to pull apart (cloth, a seam, etc.); to fray, to unpick, to unravel; also, to pull out (a string of yarn, a thread, etc.) from a piece of fabric, or a skein or reel.
To entwine or tangle (something) confusedly; to entangle.
To confuse or perplex (someone or something).
Often followed by up: to form (something) out of discrete elements, like weaving fabric from threads; to knit.
Often followed by out: of a reel of thread or skein of yarn; or a thread on a reel or a string of yarn in a skein, etc.: to become untwisted or unwound.
Often followed by out: of clothing, fabric, etc.: to become unwoven; to fray, to unravel.
In the APL programming language: to reshape (a variable) into a vector.
A thread which has unravelled from fabric, etc.; also, a situation of fabric, etc., coming apart; an unravelling.
A tangled mess; an entanglement, a snarl, a tangle.
A confusing, intricate, or perplexing situation; a complication.
To strangle or choke someone.
To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).
To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
The lever or pedal that controls this valve.