1. A winder around which thread, tape, film, or other flexible materials can be wound
   "She loaded a new reel of thread onto her sewing machine";
   - bobbin, spool
    
2. Winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod
   "He carefully wound the fishing line onto the reel"
    
3. A roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
   "The projectionist loaded the reel of film into the machine"
    
4. A lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
   "The dancers performed a traditional Scottish reel at the ceilidh";
   - Scottish reel
    
5. An American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
   "The wedding party danced the Virginia reel with great enthusiasm";
   - Virginia reel
    
6. Music composed for dancing a reel
   "The Scottish band struck up a fast-paced reel"

1. Wind onto or off a reel
   "The fisherman reeled in his catch"
    
2. Walk as if unable to control one's movements
   "The drunken man reeled into the room";
   - stagger, keel, lurch, careen
    
3. Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
   "The dervishes reel around and around without getting dizzy";
   - spin, spin around, whirl, gyrate

Sounds like: reading, reeding, redingl, ree

Derived forms: reeling, reels, reeled

Type of: dance music, film, go around, go round, longways, longways dance, photographic film, revolve, roll, rotate, square dance, square dancing, twine, walk, wind[2], winder, wrap

Part of: fishing gear, fishing pole, fishing rig, fishing rod, fishing tackle, rig, rod, tackle

Encyclopedia: Reel