Reel Definition
rēl
reeled, reeling, reels
noun
reels
A reeling motion; whirl, stagger, etc.
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A frame or spool on which thread, wire, tape, film, a net, etc. is wound.
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Such a frame set on the handle of a fishing rod, to wind up or let out the line.
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A lively Scottish dance.
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verb
reeled, reeling, reels
To give way or fall back; sway, waver, or stagger as from being struck.
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To wind on or let out from a reel.
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To recover by winding on a reel.
Reel in a large fish.
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To lurch or stagger about, as from drunkenness or dizziness.
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To go around and around; whirl.
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idiom
reel in
- to wind on a reel
- to pull in (a fish) by winding a line on a reel
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reel off
- to tell, write, produce, etc. easily and quickly
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reel out
- to unwind from a reel
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(right) off the reel
- without hesitation or pause
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Other Word Forms of Reel
Noun
Singular:
reel
Plural:
reelsOrigin of Reel
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Middle English relen to whirl about probably from reel spool reel1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from Old English hrēol
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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