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- pronunciation:
- ril
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- reel off
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a cylinder, spool, or the like that usu. turns on an axis, and on which cord, wire, tape, film, or the like can be wound.
He mounted a new reel on his fishing rod.
- similar words:
- roll
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| definition 2: |
the amount of material that is or can be wound on such a device.
I have only one more reel of film.- similar words:
- roll
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
reels, reeling, reeled |
| definition 1: |
to wind on, or as though on, a reel.
It took him time to reel the fishing line because it was tangled. |
| definition 2: |
to capture or recover by winding in with a reel.
She reeled in a huge fish. |
| related words: |
play, roll, rotate |
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| phrase: |
reel off |
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