reel
reel
- n a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
- n music composed for dancing a reel
- n winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod
- n a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
- n a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
- n an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
- v walk as if unable to control one's movements
- v revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
- v wind onto or off a reel
- A reel gives out a soft whine, and Hemingway goes into action again.
- Whether it was considered a real movie with explicit sex scenes, or a series of stag-reel exertions with a modicum of plot and characterization added, Mona created the blueprint for .
- The New Year hit Hollywood like the last reel of a badly directed thriller.