reel

[US]/riːl/
[UK]/riːl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a cylindrical device on which things are wound, such as thread or film
vt. wind something onto a reel
vi. stagger or sway

Phrases & Collocations

fishing reel

film reel

reel of tape

reel of yarn

reel of thread

reel of cable

reel of hose

reel in

hose reel

reel off

off the reel

tape reel

Example Sentences

a reel of tape.

reel in a large fish.

a reel of copper wire.

reel like a drunken man

reeled from the sharp blow.

reeled down the alley.

gulls reeling and diving.

His mind was reeling at the shock.

he struck, and reeled in a good perch.

the two reeled out of the bar arm in arm.

he reeled into the house as the door yielded.

His mind reeled at the news.

Everything reeled before his eyes.

My head reeled with the facts and figures.

the Prime Minister was reeling from a savaging inflicted in the Commons.

the plastic reel allows the line to run free as it spools out.

reeled off a long list of names and dates.

Ovalisation at maximum bending strain in the small scale reeling tests was not measured.

Baker's rod is splintered, and Mond's reel is out of fix.

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