reel

US /riːl/
UK /riːl/
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1.

a cylinder on which film, wire, thread, or other flexible materials can be wound

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The fishing line was wound tightly on the reel.
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She loaded a new reel of film into the camera.
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2.

a lively Scottish or Irish folk dance

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The band played a lively reel, and everyone started dancing.
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They learned to perform a traditional Irish reel.
1.

to lose one's balance and stagger or sway violently

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He took a punch to the head and began to reel.
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The boat began to reel in the stormy seas.
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2.

to wind a line onto a reel by turning the reel

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He began to reel in the fish he had caught.
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The sailor quickly reeled in the anchor chain.
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