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reel
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ril
/riːl/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "reel"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϟāϞāĻŽāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻšā§‡āϞ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

to have trouble keeping one's balance and be at the risk of falling
Intransitive
to reel definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hiker, exhausted from the steep ascent, started to reel on the uneven terrain.
āĻ–āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āφāϰ⧋āĻšāĻŖ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻžāϰ, āĻ…āϏāĻŽ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϟāϞāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ˜ā§‹āϰāĻž, āϘ⧁āϰāĻĒāĻžāĻ• āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to rotate or move in a circular or revolving manner
Intransitive
to reel definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The child reeled in excitement, spinning around with arms outstretched.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϘ⧁āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋, āϰāĻŋāϞ⧇ āϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to wind something, such as a line, thread, or tape, onto a reel
Transitive: to reel a string-like object
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The angler patiently reeled the fishing line in, bringing the catch closer to the boat.
āĻœā§‡āϞ⧇āϰ āϧ⧈āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ā§āϝ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ› āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āϞāĻžāχāύ āϰāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāϞ, āϧāϰāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ›āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύ⧌āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āφāύāϞāĨ¤
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āϰāĻŋāϞ, āϚāĻ•ā§āϰ

a circular item around which film is wound
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He rummaged through the attic, searching for an old reel of home movies from his childhood.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāρāϰ āĻļ⧈āĻļāĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āϰāĻŋāϞ āϖ⧁āρāϜāϤ⧇ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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a cylindrical object for holding and winding flexible materials such as wire, rope, or hose

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A fire hose was stored on a water reel.
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āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āύāĻžāϚ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϰāĻŋāϞ

a fast-paced traditional dance with quick footwork, usually in pairs or groups, common in Irish, Scottish, and Appalachian culture
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Reels are danced in pairs or groups.
āϰāĻŋāϞ āĻœā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāϞ⧇ āύāĻžāϚāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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a small cylindrical object, typically made of wood, plastic, or similar material, used to hold and dispense thread or yarn

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He bought a new reel of yarn for his knitting project.
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a revolving spool with a handle used on a fishing rod to wind and control line

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fishing reel clicked as the fish pulled on the line.
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a traditional dance tune, typically lively and in 4/4 or 2/2 time, for dancing a reel

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Scottish dancers performed a reel to the lively tune.
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a short-form video format on social media platforms that allows users to create and share vertical, full-screen videos

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The influencer 's dance reel went viral.

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