The noun reel has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) reel -- (a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector)
2. reel -- (music composed for dancing a reel)
3. reel -- (winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod)
4. bobbin, spool, reel -- (a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound)
5. reel, Scottish reel -- (a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps)
6. Virginia reel, reel -- (an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines)
Overview of verb reel
The verb reel has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen -- (walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room")
2. (1) spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate -- (revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy")