Sekirov Dictionary

reel

/ˈɹiːl/

verb 11
noun 7
forms 5
phrases 4

verb11

To wind on a reel.
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To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
- They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man. — 1611
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To back off, step away, or sway backwards unsteadily and suddenly.
- He reeled back from the punch.
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To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
- In these lengthened vigils his brain often reeled. — 1850
(figurative) To be in shock.
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(figurative) To bring in or along.
- Frank stood at the sink, and began washing the plates. He realised if he was going to reel his great-aunt into his plan, he was going to have to do it very gently. — 2017
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To unwind; to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
- He reeled off some tape from the roll and sealed the package.
To spin or revolve repeatedly.
To make or cause to reel.
To produce a mechanical insect-like song, as in grass warblers.
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(no longer used) To roll.
- And Sisyphus an huge round stone did reele. — 1590

noun7

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A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an app or website and typically only available for a short period.
- Walking outside is like scrolling reels with your body — 2026
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A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
- Nudge the fruit machine reel.
- A hose reel forms part of a hose trolley or hose cart
A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.
A lively dance originating in Scotland.
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The music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
- […]sample the famed waters from the Scottish mountains like a native born, and last but not least, play a reel on the bagpipes in the big hall that set all the laddies and lassies dancing. — 1913
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A shaky or unsteady gait.
- Doubtless the present game of chess was developed through just such fiddling; perhaps someone once thought that the drunken reel of the knight was hostile to the essence of Chess. — 2010
A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.

forms

reeled · reeling · reeleth · reels · reelest

Phrases with reel

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