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reel
1[ reel ]
noun
- a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- a rotatory device attached to a fishing rod at the butt, for winding up or letting out the line.
- Photography.
- a spool on which film, especially motion-picture film, is wound.
- a roll of motion-picture film.
- a holder for roll film in a developing tank.
- a quantity of something wound on a reel.
- Chiefly British. a spool of sewing thread; a roller or bobbin of sewing thread.
verb (used with object)
- to wind on a reel, as thread, yarn, etc.
- to unwind (silk filaments) from a cocoon.
- to pull or draw by winding a line on a reel:
to reel a fish in.
verb phrase
- to say, write, or produce quickly and easily:
The old sailor reeled off one story after another.
reel
2[ reel ]
verb (used without object)
- to sway or rock under a blow, shock, etc.:
The boxer reeled and fell.
- to waver or fall back:
The troops reeled and then ran.
- to sway about in standing or walking, as from dizziness, intoxication, etc.; stagger.
- to turn round and round; whirl.
- to have a sensation of whirling:
By the time we reached camp, my mind was reeling—there were so many incredible sights to take in!
- to be in a state of shock, confusion, or disorder:
The real-estate market is reeling from the compounding effects of oversupply, rising vacancy rates, and weak demand.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to reel.
noun
- an act of reeling; a reeling or staggering movement.
reel
3[ reel ]
noun
- a lively Scottish dance.
- music for either of these dances.
reel
1/ riːl; rɪəl /
noun
- any of various cylindrical objects or frames that turn on an axis and onto which film, magnetic tape, paper tape, wire, thread, etc, may be wound US equivalentspool
- angling a device for winding, casting, etc, consisting of a revolving spool with a handle, attached to a fishing rod
- a roll of celluloid exhibiting a sequence of photographs to be projected
verb
- to wind (cotton, thread, etc) onto a reel
- foll byin, out etc to wind or draw with a reel
to reel in a fish
reel
2/ riːl; rɪəl /
verb
- to sway, esp under the shock of a blow or through dizziness or drunkenness
- to whirl about or have the feeling of whirling about
his brain reeled
noun
- a staggering or swaying motion or sensation
reel
3/ riːl; rɪəl /
noun
- any of various lively Scottish dances, such as the eightsome reel and foursome reel for a fixed number of couples who combine in square and circular formations
- a piece of music having eight quavers to the bar composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
- ˈ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins
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yvlog History and Origins
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Origin of reel2
Origin of reel3
Idioms and Phrases
- off the reel, Also right off the reel.
- without pause; continuously.
- without delay or hesitation; immediately.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The sector was already reeling from Trump's previously announced 25% US tariff on cars and light vehicles.
GGB is clearly pitched at young single women, as evidenced by the "sizzle reels" advertising their live shows, which almost exclusively showcase female fans in their teens and early 20s.
One recent reel showed Bacon and Sedgwick enjoying a night on the town in Manhattan.
Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will travel to Thailand for a regional summit as his country reels from an earthquake that killed thousands and left cities in ruins.
The junta has also drawn criticism for continuing to open fire on villages even as the country reels from the disaster.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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