Definition of "reel"
- noun
A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel.
A frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
- verb
To wind on a reel.
To spin or revolve repeatedly.
To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of one's self.
To make or cause to reel.
To be in shock.
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