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    Reel
    /rēl/

    noun

    • 1. a cylinder on which film, wire, thread, or other flexible materials can be wound: "a cotton reel"
    • 2. a lively Scottish or Irish folk dance: "we put on the record player and danced reels"

    verb

    • 1. wind a line onto a reel by turning the reel: "sailplanes are often launched by means of a wire reeled in by a winch"
    • 2. lose one's balance and stagger or lurch violently: "he punched Connolly in the ear, sending him reeling" Similar staggerlurchswayrock
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