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reel
/ɹiːl/
noun
A shaky or unsteady gait.
A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, 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 garden reel"
Synonymsshowreel
verb
To wind on a reel.
To spin or revolve repeatedly.
To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
"He reeled off some tape from the roll and sealed the package."
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