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Reel

//ɹiːl// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname.

Noun

1
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."
2
an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines wordnet
3
A lively dance originating in Scotland.
"So strict is the kirk of Scotland, that one minister was unfrocked for writing a play (in former times); and another was sent about his business for being too fond of whiskey and of dancing the reel of Tullochgorum."
4
a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps wordnet
5
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."

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6
a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound wordnet
7
A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
"a log reel"
8
winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod wordnet
9
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.
10
a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector wordnet
11
A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.
12
music composed for dancing a reel wordnet
13
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. capitalized, sometimes

Verb

1
To wind on a reel.
2
wind onto or off a reel wordnet
3
To spin or revolve repeatedly.
4
walk as if unable to control one's movements wordnet
5
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."

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6
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis wordnet
7
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."
8
To back off, step away, or sway backwards unsteadily and suddenly.
"He reeled back from the punch."
9
To make or cause to reel.
10
To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
"In these lengthened vigils his brain often reeled."
11
To be in shock. especially, figuratively
"New Jersey was reeling on Wednesday from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which has caused catastrophic flooding here in Hoboken and in other New York City suburbs, destroyed entire neighborhoods across the state and wiped out iconic boardwalks in shore towns that had enchanted generations of vacationgoers."
12
To produce a mechanical insect-like song, as in grass warblers.
13
To roll. obsolete
"And Sisyphus an huge round stone did reele."
14
To bring in or along. figuratively
"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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English reel, reele, from Old English rēol, hrēol, from Proto-West Germanic *hrehul, from Proto-Germanic *hrehulaz, *hrahilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“to weave, beat”). Cognate with Icelandic ræl, hræll.

Etymology 2

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