reel
noun
1. a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
Definition categories: man–made, film
2. music composed for dancing a reel
Definition categories: communication
3. winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod
Definition categories: man–made, winder
4. a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
Similar word(s): bobbin, spool
Definition categories: man–made, winder
5. a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
Definition categories: act
6. an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
Definition categories: act, longways
Sentences with reel as a noun:
- a log reel, used by seamenan angler's reel
- a garden reel
verb
1. walk as if unable to control one's movements
Similar word(s): careen, keel, lurch, stagger, swag
Definition categories: motion, walk
2. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
Similar word(s): gyrate, spin, whirl
Definition categories: motion, revolve, rotate
3. wind onto or off a reel
Definition categories: contact, roll, twine, wind, wrap
Sentences with reel as a verb:
- He reeled off some tape from the roll and sealed the package.
- He reeled back from the punch.