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| reel [ reel ] |
noun (plural reels) |
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1. revolving storage device: a usually revolving wheel-shaped device around which something such as thread, film, or wire can be wound for storage
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2. quantity on reel: the amount of a material that a reel can hold
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3. movies section of movie film: the amount of movie film stored on one reel
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4. fishing winder on fishing rod: a winding device attached to a fishing rod that holds the fishing line and enables it to be cast and wound back
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transitive verb (past and past participle reeled, present participle reel·ing, 3rd person present singular reels) |
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wind something onto reel: to wind something such as thread or fishing line onto or off of a reel
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| [ Old English hrēol "spool (for winding thread)," origin ?] |
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  reel·er noun |
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