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Definition: Meaning of, reel in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / riːl /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
reel reeled reeled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
reeling reels
[intransitive]
  1. to be confused or shocked by a situation
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  2. also reel back to step backwards suddenly and almost fall over, especially after being hit or getting a shock
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  3. [always + adverb/preposition] to walk in an unsteady way and almost fall over, as if you are drunk
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  4. to seem to go around and around
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
reel reels
[countable]
  1. a round object onto which film, wire, a special string for fishing etc can be wound
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  2. the amount that one of these objects will hold
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  3. one of the parts of a cinema film that is contained on a reel
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  4. a quick FOLK dance, especially one from Scotland or Ireland, or the music for this
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reel used in phrases

  • Scottish reel (noun)
    1. a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
  • Virginia reel (noun)
    1. an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
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reel used in phrasal verbs

  • reel in (phrasal verb)
    1. to bring a fish towards you by turning the reel of a fishing rod
  • reel off (phrasal verb)
    1. to say a list of things quickly and without much effort
  • reel out (phrasal verb)
    1. to make something such as rope become straighter by removing it from an object shaped like a wheel that it was put around
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