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- pronunciation:
- ril
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- reel off
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a spool or other device on which fishing line, cord, tape, film, or other material can be wound.
- similar words:
- roll
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| definition 2: |
the amount of material that is or can be wound on such a device.
The photographer's bag held many reels of film. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
reels, reeling, reeled |
| definition 1: |
to wind on a reel.
It took him a long time to reel the fishing line because it was tangled. |
| definition 2: |
to catch or get back by winding with a reel (often followed by "in").
She reeled in a large trout. |
| related words: |
rotate |
| phrase: |
reel off |
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