n.
- a cylinder on which film, wire, thread, etc. can be wound.
▸a length of something wound on a reel.
- a part of a film.
- a lively Scottish or Irish folk dance.
▸a piece of music for a reel, typically in simple or duple time.
v.
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(reel something in)
wind a line on to a reel by turning the reel.
▸bring a fish attached to a line towards one by turning a reel.
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(reel something off)
say something rapidly and effortlessly.
- stagger or lurch violently.
▸feel giddy or bewildered.
- dance a reel.
Derivative
Etymology
OE hrēol, of unknown origin.