reel
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A shaky or unsteady gait.
- A lively dance originating in Scotland.
- The music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
- A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
- A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
- A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.
- A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an app or website and typically only available for a short period.
Verb
- To wind on a reel.
- To spin or revolve repeatedly.
- To unwind; to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
- To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
- To back off, step away, or sway backwards unsteadily and suddenly.
- To make or cause to reel.
- To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
- To be in shock.
- To produce a mechanical insect-like song, as in grass warblers.
- To roll.
- To bring in or along.
Proper noun
- A surname.
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