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reel

See also: Reel and réel

English

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[4] reel with sewing thread
 
[4] a film reel
 
[4] cable reels

Etymology

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From Middle English reel, reele, from Old English rēol, hrēol, from Proto-West Germanic *hrehul, from Proto-Germanic *hrehulaz, *hrahilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“to weave, beat”).[1] Cognate with Icelandic ræl, hræll.

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Noun

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reel (plural reels)

  1. A shaky or unsteady gait.
    • 2010, Andrew Koppelman, The Gay Rights Question in Contemporary American Law, page 92:
      Doubtless the present game of chess was developed through just such fiddling; perhaps someone once thought that the drunken reel of the knight was hostile to the essence of Chess.
  2. (dance) A lively dance originating in Scotland.
    • 1824, Felix M'Donogh, The Hermit in Edinburgh:
      So strict is the kirk of Scotland, that one minister was unfrocked for writing a play (in former times); and another was sent about his business for being too fond of whiskey and of dancing the reel of Tullochgorum.
  3. (music) The music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
    • 1913, Forest and Stream, volume 80:
      […] sample the famed waters from the Scottish mountains like a native born, and last but not least, play a reel on the bagpipes in the big hall that set all the laddies and lassies dancing.
    • 2023 November 13, Patrick Clarke, “‘People’s idea of Irishness is so warped’: John Francis Flynn, the folk singer fighting for Dublin’s spirit”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      The traditional reel Within a Mile of Dublin, for instance, distorts until it reaches something quasi-industrial.
  4. A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
    a log reel (used by seamen)
    an angler's reel
    a garden reel
    nudge the fruit machine reel
  5. (agriculture) 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.
  6. (film) A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.
    Synonym: showreel

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Verb

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reel (third-person singular simple present reels, present participle reeling, simple past and past participle reeled)

  1. To wind on a reel.
  2. To spin or revolve repeatedly.
  3. 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.
  4. To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
  5. (with back) To back off, step away, or sway backwards unsteadily and suddenly.
    He reeled back from the punch.
    • 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XX, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 205:
      Terry's fist lashed out, but Simpson, anticipating the blow, stepped quickly to one side. Another followed, however, and caught the older man fairly on the chin, sent him reeling back.
  6. To make or cause to reel.
  7. To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
  8. (figurative, especially as "be reeling") To be in shock.
    • 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, New York Times, retrieved 31 October 2012:
      New Jersey was reeling on Wednesday from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which has caused catastrophic flooding here in Hoboken and in other New York City suburbs, destroyed entire neighborhoods across the state and wiped out iconic boardwalks in shore towns that had enchanted generations of vacationgoers.
  9. To produce a mechanical insect-like song, as in grass warblers.
  10. (obsolete) To roll.
  11. (figurative) To bring in or along.
    • 2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
      Frank stood at the sink, and began washing the plates. He realised if he was going to reel his great-aunt into his plan, he was going to have to do it very gently.

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “reel”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Atong (India)

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English rail, from Middle English rail, rayl, partly from Old English regol (“a ruler, straight bar”) and partly from Old French reille; both from Latin regula (“rule, bar”).

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Noun

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reel (Bengali script রেঽল)

  1. rains
  2. train
  3. stud (of a fence)

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French réel (“real”), from Medieval Latin reālis (“actual”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rɛɛl/, [ʁɛˈɛlˀ], [ʁeˈɛlˀ]

Adjective

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reel

  1. real, proper
  2. reliable, trustworthy, honest (about a person)
  3. (mathematics) real (being a real number)
Inflection
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Inflection of reel
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular reel — —2
Indefinite neuter singular reelt — —2
Plural reelle — —2
Definite attributive1 reelle — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English reel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /riːl/, [ʁiːˀl], [ʁiːl], [ɹiːl]

Noun

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reel c (singular definite reelen, plural indefinite reeler)

  1. (dance) reel
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Declension of reel
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative reel reelen reeler reelerne
genitive reels reelens reelers reelernes

Romanian

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Adjective

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reel m or n (feminine singular reelă, masculine plural reeli, feminine and neuter plural reele)

  1. Obsolete form of real.

Declension

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Declension of reel
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite reel reelă reeli reele
definite reelul reela reelii reelele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite reel reele reeli reele
definite reelului reelei reelilor reelelor

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  • reel in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

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Etymology

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From French réel, from Latin reālis.

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Adjective

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reel

  1. real
    Synonym: gerçek
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