reel

IPA: rˈiɫ

noun

  • A shaky or unsteady gait.
  • (dance) A lively dance originating in Scotland.
  • (music) The music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
  • A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
  • (agriculture) A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
  • (film) A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.
  • A surname.

verb

  • To wind on a reel.
  • To spin or revolve repeatedly.
  • To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
  • To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
  • (with back) To back off, step away, or sway backwards unsteadily and suddenly.
  • To make or cause to reel.
  • To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
  • (figurative, especially as "be reeling") To be in shock.
  • To produce a mechanical insect-like song, as in grass warblers.
  • (obsolete) To roll.
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Examples of "reel" in Sentences

  • Thread is wound on a reel.
  • He picked up a reel on the ground.
  • The woman flies a kite with the reel.
  • To stagger is to totter, reel, or lose balance.
  • The strip is then continuously returned to the reel.
  • Finally the reel seat is attached to the end of the rod.
  • The spring is initially preloaded and hooked to the reel.
  • The fusillade of shots sent them reeling into the trench.
  • The fusillade of shots sent their bodies reeling into the trench.
  • As the cable is reeled in, the spaceship moves toward the takeup reel.

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