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'reel' - used as a noun
1. a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
2. music composed for dancing a reel
3. winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod
4. a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
5. a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
6. an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines

'reel' - used as a verb
7. walk as if unable to control one's movements
8. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
9. wind onto or off a reel

derived forms
1. Reel / Plural
reels
2. Reel / Past
reeled
3. Reel / Third Person
reels
4. Reel / Present Participle
reeling
Variations of 'reel'
 
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