ENGLISH: reel - CREOLE: bobin



Overview of noun reel



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")

3. reel -- (wind onto or off a reel)

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