reel 1 (r l)n. 1. A device, such as a cylinder, spool, or frame, that turns on an axis and is used for winding and storing rope, tape, film, or other flexible materials. 2. A cylindrical device attached to a fishing rod to let out or wind up the line. 3. The quantity of wire, film, or other material wound on one reel. 4. A set of curved lawn-mower blades that rotate around a bar parallel to the ground, cutting grass while moving against a stationary straight blade. tr.v. reeled, reel·ing, reels Phrasal Verb: 1. To wind on or let out from a reel. 2. To recover by winding on a reel: reel in a large fish. reel off To recite fluently and usually at length: reeled off a long list of names and dates. [Middle English, from Old English hr ol.]reel  a·ble adj. |
| reel 2 (rl) v. reeled, reel·ing, reels v.intr. 1. To be thrown off balance or fall back: reeled from the sharp blow. 2. To stagger, lurch, or sway, as from drunkenness: reeled down the alley. 3. To go round and round in a whirling motion: gulls reeling and diving. 4. To feel dizzy: My head reeled with the facts and figures. v.tr. To cause to reel. n. 1. A staggering, swaying, or whirling movement. 2. a. A moderately fast dance of Scottish origin. b. The Virginia reel. c. The music for one of these dances. [Middle English relen, to whirl about, probably from reel, spool; see reel1.] reel er n. |
| reel 3 (rl) n. Maine A hand-held hammer used in a quarry for shaping granite blocks. See Regional Note at reeling. [Origin unknown.] |
reel1
n
1. any of various cylindrical objects or frames that turn on an axis and onto which film, magnetic tape, paper tape, wire, thread, etc., may be wound US equivalent spool
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Angling a device for winding, casting, etc., consisting of a revolving spool with a handle, attached to a fishing rod
3. (Performing Arts) a roll of celluloid exhibiting a sequence of photographs to be projected
vb (tr)
1. to wind (cotton, thread, etc.) onto a reel
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) (foll by in, out etc) to wind or draw with a reel to reel in a fish
[Old English hrēol; related to Old Norse hrǣll weaver's rod, Greek krekein to weave]
reelable adj
reeler n
reel2
vb (mainly intr)
1. to sway, esp under the shock of a blow or through dizziness or drunkenness
2. to whirl about or have the feeling of whirling about his brain reeled
n
a staggering or swaying motion or sensation
[C14 relen, probably from reel1]
reel3
n
1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) any of various lively Scottish dances, such as the eightsome reel and foursome reel for a fixed number of couples who combine in square and circular formations
2. (Music, other) a piece of music having eight quavers to the bar composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
[from reel2]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  reel - a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projectorphotographic film, film - photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies |
| 2. | reel - music composed for dancing a reel dance music - music to dance to | |
| 3. | reel - winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod fishing pole, fishing rod - a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line winder - mechanical device around which something can be wound | |
| 4. |  reel - a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be woundfilature - a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread shuttle - bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads winder - mechanical device around which something can be wound | |
| 5. |  reel - a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding stepshighland fling - a vigorous Scottish reel square dance, square dancing - American country dancing in which couples form squares eightsome - a Scottish reel for eight dancers | |
| 6. | reel - an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines longways, longways dance - country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other | |
| Verb | 1. | reel - walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| 2. | reel - revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" revolve, rotate, go around - turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" whirligig - whirl or spin like a whirligig | |
| 3. | reel - wind onto or off a reel |
reel
verb
1. stagger, rock, roll, pitch, stumble, sway, falter, lurch, wobble, waver, totter He lost his balance and reeled back.
2. be shaken, be shocked, be stunned, be staggered, be taken aback, be in shock, be numb, be dazed, be dumbstruck I'm still reeling from the shock of hearing it.
3. whirl, swim, spin, revolve, swirl, twirl, go round and round The room reeled and he jammed his head down.
reel something off recite, list, run through, fire off, rattle off, itemize, detail He reeled off the titles of a dozen or so novels.
Translations
reel [riːl]
A. N
1. (for cable, hose) → rollo m; (for tape recorder, in fishing) → carrete m; (for thread) → carrete m, bobina f (Phot) (for small camera) → carrete m, rollo m; [of cine film] → cinta f
see also cotton, inertia-reel
see also cotton, inertia-reel
2. (Mus) (= dance) baile escocés
C. VI
1. (= sway, stagger) → tambalear(se)
he was sent reeling by a blow to the head → un golpe en la cabeza hizo que se tambaleara
he was reeling about drunkenly → caminaba tambaleándose, caminaba haciendo eses
he lost his balance and reeled backwards → perdió el equilibrio y se fue para atrás
he was sent reeling by a blow to the head → un golpe en la cabeza hizo que se tambaleara
he was reeling about drunkenly → caminaba tambaleándose, caminaba haciendo eses
he lost his balance and reeled backwards → perdió el equilibrio y se fue para atrás
2. (= be shaken) our troops were reeling under the enemy bombardment → nuestras tropas sufrían el impacto del bombardeo enemigo
I'm still reeling from the shock → todavía no me he recuperado del susto
I'm still reeling from the shock → todavía no me he recuperado del susto
3. (= spin) [mind, head, brain] → dar vueltas
the room reeled before her eyes → la habitación le daba vueltas
the room reeled before her eyes → la habitación le daba vueltas
reel off VT + ADV [+ statistics, list of names] → recitar de un tirón
reel [ˈriːəl]
reel
n
(of thread, wire etc) → Rolle f, → Spule f; (of film, magnetic tape) → Spule f; (Fishing) → (Angel)rolle f
(= dance) → Reel m
vt (Tech) thread → aufspulen
vi (person) → taumeln; (drunk also) → torkeln, schwanken; he went reeling down the street → er torkelte or schwankte die Straße hinunter; the blow made him reel or sent him reeling → er taumelte unter dem Schlag; my head is reeling → mir dreht sich der Kopf; the news made him or his mind reel → bei der Nachricht drehte sich ihm alles; the news left us reeling in disbelief → die Nachricht verschlug uns einfach die Sprache; the whole country is still reeling from the shock → das ganze Land ist noch tief erschüttert von diesem Schock; economic problems sent markets reeling → Wirtschaftsprobleme brachten die Börsen ins Wanken
reel [riːl]
reel [riːl]
1. n
a. (in fishing) → mulinello; (cotton reel) → rocchetto, spoletta (Tech) → aspo; (for tape recorder) → bobina (Phot) (for small camera) → rotolino, rullino; (of cine film) → bobina, pizza
b. (dance) danza scozzese o irlandese molto vivace
reel in vt + adv (fish) → tirare su
reel off vt + adv → snocciolare, sciorinare
reel [riːl]
1. n
a. (in fishing) → mulinello; (cotton reel) → rocchetto, spoletta (Tech) → aspo; (for tape recorder) → bobina (Phot) (for small camera) → rotolino, rullino; (of cine film) → bobina, pizza
b. (dance) danza scozzese o irlandese molto vivace
reel in vt + adv (fish) → tirare su
reel off vt + adv → snocciolare, sciorinare
n reel [riːl]
1 a round wheel-shaped or cylindrical object of wood, metal etc on which thread, film, fishing-lines etc can be wound a reel of sewing-cotton; He changed the reel in the projector. spoel بَكَرَه макара cívka trisse; spole die Rolle καρούλι, μπομπίνα carrete, bobina pool, rull قرقره؛ ماسوره kela bobine סְלִיל, גָלִיל घिरनी rola tekercs penggulung spóla, rúlla, hjól bobina 糸巻き状のもの (실, 밧줄, 호스 등을 감는) 릴 ritė spole; rullis kekili spoel spole, rull, snelle szpulka rolo mosor; bobină катушка cievka tuljava, kolut rolna rulle, spole ม้วนฟิล์ม makara, bobin 卷軸 котушка; рулон چرخی ống chỉ 卷轴
2 (the music for) a type of lively Scottish, Irish or American dance The fiddler played a reel; to dance a reel. riel رَقْصَه إسْكُتْلَنْدِيَّه бърз шотландски танц rejdovák reel der Reel ζωηρός χορός baile escocés riil رقص تند اسکاتلندی reel reel רִיל सिनेमा रील, एक विशेष प्रकार का नृत्य živahan škotski ples (gyors skót tánc) musik dansa ræll reel リールダンス 릴(스코틀랜드 고지 사람의 경쾌한 춤) rilis rīls (skotu deja) tarian rancak orang Scotland reel reel (rodzaj tańca) quadrilha dans scoţian рил; хоровод ľudový tanec živahen ples živa igra reel การเต้นรำพื้นเมืองแบบหนึ่งของชาวสก็อต oynak bir iskoçya dansı, riyıl 蘇格蘭、愛爾蘭或美國的方塊舞(音樂) швидкий народний танець ایک خاص قسم کا ناچ nhạc cho vũ điệu quay ở Scotland... 一种活泼的苏格兰、爱尔兰．美国舞蹈
v
to stagger; to sway; to move in an unsteady way The drunk man reeled along the road; My brain was reeling with all the information that he gave me. steier يَتَرَنَّح، يَتَمايَل залитам motat se slingre; blive ør wanken, wirbeln παραπαίω, τρικλίζω tambalear(se) tuikuma, pööritama تلو تلو خوردن hoippua tituber לְהִתגוֹדֵד चक्कर खाना हिल जाना (za)teturati, vrtiti se tántorog terhuyung-huyung skjögra; snarsnúast barcollare; girare よろよろ歩く 비틀거리다 svirduliuoti, suktis grīļoties; griezties; reibt berputar wankelen, duizelen rave, sjangle; bli ør i hodet zataczać się, (za)wirować cambalear a se clătina кружиться; шататься motať sa opotekati se okretati se vackla, ragla, gunga, snurra, gå runt ม้วน sendelemek, yalpa yaparak gitmek; bocalamak 蹣跚，走路不穩，頭昏腦脹 хитатися; спотикатися ڈگمگانا lảo đảo; quay cuồng 蹒跚，摇晃
reel in
to pull (eg a fish out of the water) by winding the line to which it is attached on to a reel. inkatrol يُخْرِج السَّمَكة من الماء بواسِطَة البَكَرَه придърпвам navíjet hale ind aufspulen τραβώ cobrar, sacar del agua kerima ماهی گرفتن kelata sisään ramener לִגלוֹל घूमना namotati feltekercsel menarik draga inn tirare su すらすら言う 릴을 감아 물고기를 끌어올리다 ištraukti velkot tīt uz spoles; uztīt memutar masuk ophalen vinde/spole opp, trekke inn wyciągnąć za pomocą kołowrotka puxar a trage/a scoate peştele din apă наматывать на катушку navíjať potegniti (ribo iz vode) namotaviti veva in หลอดม้วน sarmak 捲起線軸(將魚)拉出(水面) намотувати کھینچ کر باہر لانا quấn vào cuộn 拉起
reel off
to say or repeat quickly and easily, without pausing He reeled off the list of names. opnoem, vinnig opnoem يَتْلو قائِمَةً طَويلَه بدون تَوَقُّف повтарям odříkávat lire af; remse op herunterrasseln μιλώ ή επαναλαμβάνω γρήγορα και χωρίς διακοπή recitar, decir de carretilla (ette) vuristama به سرعت نوشتن؛ تولید کردن lasketella débiter לַדַקלֵם धड़ाधड़ बोलना, बघारना odverglati, izgovoriti glatko bez prekida i ispuštanja elhadar mengulangi þylja, romsa upp (dire d'un fiato) すらすら言う 거침없이 이야기하다 išpyškinti, išpilti []bērt kā pupas bercakap dengan cepat afratelen lire av seg wyrecytować enumerar a debita выпалить odriekať oddrdrati ispričati rabbla upp พูดซ้ำอย่างรวดเร็ว kolayca söylemek, tekrarlamak 滔滔不絕地講 відтарабанити باتیں کرتے چلے جانا thuật lạ lưu loát trơn tru 滔滔不绝地讲
reel → بَكَرَة cívka rulle Spule καρούλι carrete kela moulinet špula bobina リール 릴 haspel spole szpulka carretel, carreto катушка vinda เครื่องม้วน makara ống 卷轴
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