reel in (verb)
11reel — verb 1) he reeled as the ship began to roll Syn: stagger, lurch, sway, rock, stumble, totter, wobble 2) the room reeled Syn: go round (and round), whirl, spin, revolve …
12reel — reel1 [ ril ] noun count 1. ) the part of a FISHING ROD that you turn to make the line longer or shorter 2. ) an object shaped like a WHEEL that you wind string, THREAD, wire, or FILM around in order to store it: a reel of cotton a ) the amount… …
13reel — I. /ril / (say reel) noun 1. a cylinder, frame, or other device, turning on an axis, on which to wind something. 2. a rotatory device attached to a fishing rod at the butt, for winding up or letting out the line. 3. a small cylinder of wood or… …
14reel — {{11}}reel (n.1) frame turning on an axis, late O.E. hreol reel for winding thread, from P.Gmc. *khrekhulaz; probably related to hrægel garment, and O.N. hræll spindle. Specifically of the fishing rod attachment from 1726; of a film projector… …
15reel — 1 noun (C) 1 a) BrE a round object onto which thread, wire, fishing line, cinema film etc can be wound: a cotton reel compare bobbin b) the amount that one of these objects will hold: Have you got another reel of film? 2 one of the parts of a… …
16reel — I UK [riːl] / US [rɪl] noun [countable] Word forms reel : singular reel plural reels 1) the part of a fishing rod that you turn to make the line longer or shorter 2) an object shaped like a wheel that you put string, thread, wire, or film around… …
17reel — noun 1》 a cylinder on which film, wire, thread, etc. can be wound. ↘a length of something wound on a reel. 2》 a part of a film. 3》 a lively Scottish or Irish folk dance. ↘a piece of music for a reel, typically in simple or duple time.… …
18reel in — PHRASAL VERB If you reel in something such as a fish, you pull it towards you by winding around a reel the wire or line that it is attached to. [V P n (not pron)] Gleacher reeled in the first fish... [V P n (not pron)] The crew of the US space… …
19reel in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms reel in : present tense I/you/we/they reel in he/she/it reels in present participle reeling in past tense reeled in past participle reeled in to bring a fish towards you by turning the reel of a fishing rod …
20reel — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Reel is used after these nouns: ↑cotton {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Reel is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑brain, ↑mind, ↑sense …
