reel

/ˈrēl/

Middle English, from Old English hrēol; akin to Old Norse hræll weaver's reed, Greek krekein to weave

noun

  1. a revolvable device on which something flexible is wound: such as

  2. a small windlass at the butt of a fishing rod for the line

  3. a spool or bobbin for sewing thread

verb

  1. to wind on or as if on a reel

  2. to draw by reeling a line

  3. to turn a reel

verb

  1. to turn or move round and round

  2. to be in a whirl

  3. to behave in a violent disorderly manner