reel
reel/rēl/
noun
- a cylinder on which film, wire, thread, or other flexible materials can be wound."a cotton reel"
- a lively Scottish or Irish folk dance."we put on the record player and danced reels"
verb
- wind a line onto a reel by turning the reel."sailplanes are often launched by means of a wire reeled in by a winch"
- lose one's balance and stagger or lurch violently."he punched Connolly in the ear, sending him reeling"synonyms: stagger, lurch, sway, rock, stumble, totter, wobble, falter, waver, swerve, pitch, roll
- dance a reel.
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The meaning of REEL is a revolvable device on which something flexible is wound. How to use reel in a sentence.
reel verb [I] (MOVE). to move from side to side as if you are going to fall while walking or standing: Reeling a bit, he tripped and fell. If you reel, or your ...
verb phrase. to say, write, or produce quickly and easily: The old sailor reeled off one story after another.
REEL meaning: 1 : a device shaped like a cylinder that a string, cord, etc., is wrapped around; 2 : a device that is attached to the handle of a fishing ...
reel in American English 2 · 1. to sway or rock under a blow, shock, etc. The boxer reeled and fell · 2. to waver or fall back. The troops reeled and then ran.
/ril/ · noun. a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound · noun. winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle ...
reel ... 1. to sway or rock under a blow, shock, etc. 2. to waver or retreat. 3. to sway about in standing or walking, as from dizziness or intoxication; stagger.
To give way or fall back; sway, waver, or stagger as from being struck. Webster's New World.
[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move in a very unsteady way, for example because you are drunk or have been hit synonym stagger.
reel, v.¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
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intransitive. To whirl or wheel around; to go with a whirling or rolling motion; to spin or appear to spin. In quot. c1440 perhaps influenced by or passing into ...
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