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   reel

   /riːl/

   noun

   • 1. a cylinder on which film, wire, thread, or other flexible materials can be wound: "a cotton reel"
   • ▪ a length of something wound on to a reel: "a reel of copper wire"
   • ▪ a part of a film: "in the final reel he is transformed from unhinged sociopath into local hero"
   • ▪ a device for winding and unwinding a line as required, in particular the line attached to a fishing rod.
   • 2. a lively Scottish or Irish folk dance: "we put on the record player and danced reels"
   • ▪ a piece of music for a reel, typically in simple or duple time.

   verb

   • 1. wind something on to a reel by turning the reel: "sailplanes are often launched by means of a wire reeled in by a winch"
   • ▪ bring in a fish attached to a line by turning a reel and winding in the line: "he reeled in a good perch"
   • 2. lose one's balance and stagger or lurch violently: "he punched Connolly in the ear, sending him reeling" Similar staggerlurchswayrockstumbletotterwobblefalterwaverswervepitchroll
   • ▪ walk in a staggering or lurching manner, especially while drunk: "the two reeled out of the bar arm in arm"
   • ▪ feel shocked, bewildered, or giddy: "we are reeling from the response we've had" Similar be shaken bybe stunned bybe in shock afterbe shocked bybe numb frombe dazed bybe taken aback bybe staggered bybe aghast atbe dumbfounded atbe dumbstruck atbe upset bybe bowled over byfeel giddy/dizzy fromfeel confused by
   • 3. dance a reel.

   Word Origin Old Englishhrēol, denoting a rotatory device on which spun thread is wound; of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. reeler noun

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