3 entries under this word

Revel

Rĕv'el, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. REVELED, or REVELLED; p. pr. & vb. n. REVELING, or REVELLING.] [O. Fr. reveler, to revel, to rebel, Pr. reveliar, rebelliar, from Lat. rebellare. See REBEL, and cf. RAVE.]

To feast in a riotous and lawless manner; to carouse; to act the bacchanalian.
To move playfully or without regularity.

Rĕv'el, n.

noun

n. [O. Fr. revel, rivel, rebellion, disorder, feast, sport, Pr. revel, rebellion, resistance. See supra.] 1. A riotous feast; a carousal. Some men ruin the fabric of their bodies by incessant revels. Rambler. 2. (Arch.) See REVEAL.

Re-vĕl', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [Lat. revellere, from re, again, back, and vellere, to pluck, to pull; Sp. reveler, It. revellere.] To draw back; to retract; to make a revulsion of. [Obs.] Harvey.