Search Result:reel
KK Pronunciation
〔 ril 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ri:l 〕
Overview of noun reel
The noun reel has 6 senses
- reel -- (a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector)
- reel -- (music composed for dancing a reel)
- reel -- (winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod)
- bobbin, spool, reel -- (a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound)
- reel, Scottish reel -- (a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps)
- Virginia reel, reel -- (an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines)
Overview of verb reel
The verb reel has 3 senses
- stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen -- (walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room")
- spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate -- (revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy")
- reel -- (wind onto or off a reel)