(v) become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of, Syn. untangle, unpick, unknot, unscramble, Ant. knot, ravel, Example:unravel the thread
[ほぐす;ほごす(解す);ほつす(解す)(ok);ほづす(解す)(ok), hogusu ; hogosu ( kaisu ); hotsusu ( kaisu )(ok); hodusu ( kaisu )(ok)] (v5s, vt) (1) (uk) to unravel; to untie; to untangle; to loosen; (2) to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); (3) to relax; to ease