Reel - English meaning

Reel – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A cylinder on which film, wire, thread, or other flexible materials can be wound.
Usage examples:
A cotton reel
noun
A lively scottish or irish folk dance.
Usage examples:
We put on the record player and danced reels

verb
Wind something on to a reel by turning the reel.
Usage examples:
Sailplanes are often launched by means of a wire reeled in by a winch
verb
Lose one's balance and stagger or lurch violently.
Usage examples:
He punched connolly in the ear, sending him reeling
Synonims:
Stagger Lurch Sway Rock Stumble Totter Wobble Falter Waver Swerve Pitch Roll
verb
Dance a reel.
Usage examples:
Anyone who wanted to dance could reel to the sound of the ceilidh band playing at the butter cross.

verb
A winder around which flexible materials can be wound

Reel translation into English

Reel: translate from English into Chinese

卷轴, 卷, 卷筒, 抽出, 趔趄, 卷 ... 于轴上

Reel: translate from English into Dutch

Haspel, Haspelen, Zwieren

Reel: translate from English into French

Bobine, Moulinet, Chanceler, Dévidoir, Vaciller, Tituber, Quadrille

Reel: translate from English into German

Spule, Reel, Rolle, Haspel, Taumeln, Schwanken, Spulen, Wickel, Torkeln, Aufspulen

Reel: translate from English into Hindi

रील, अटेरना, अटेरन, लच्छा बनाना, कुंडल, घिरनी, चरखी, एक प्रकार का नाच

Reel: translate from English into Italian

Bobina, Reel, Annaspare, Mulinello, Rullo, Rocchetto, Barcollare, Vacillare, Aspo, Rotolo, Avvolgere, Pizza, Girare, Arrotolare, Turbinare, Innaspare, Avere il capogiro

Reel: translate from English into Korean

릴, 회전부, 얼레, 감는 틀, 테, 릴로 감아 당기다, 낚싯대의 릴, 한 타래의 실, 실패에 감은 한 타래의 실, 기계의 회전부, 케이블 따위의 감는 틀, 갈짓자 걸음, 얼레에 감다, 실패에 감다, 실을 얼레에 감다, 실을 실패에 감다, 실을 뽑다, 누에고치 따위에서 실을 뽑다, 비틀거리게 하다, 비틀거리다, 릴을 추다

Reel: translate from English into Russian

Катушка, Барабан, Наматывать, Шатание, Рулон, Сматывать, Мотовило, Бобина, Рил, Часть, Рулетка, Шататься, Шпулька, Пошатнуться, Дрогнуть, Ворот, Водить хоровод, Наматывать на катушку, Катушка для провода, Колебание, Вихрь, Разматывать, Кружиться, Вертеться, Чувствовать головокружение, Качаться, Покачнуться, Шатнуться, Идти пошатываясь, Спотыкаться, Отступать, Танцевать рил

Reel: translate from English into Spanish

Carrete, Tambalear, Bobina, Rollo, Película, Devanar, Tambalearse a, Enjaretar de escudete, Cejar, Retroceder a

Word origin

Old English hrēol, denoting a rotatory device on which spun thread is wound; of unknown origin.

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Reel synonims

falter

verb
Lose strength or momentum.
Usage examples:
The music faltered, stopped, and started up again

verb
Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

verb
To lose strength or purpose and pause or stop
Usage examples:
His career began to falter., faltering speech

Falter - all meanings in English

lurch

verb
Make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger.
Usage examples:
The car lurched forward

noun
An abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll.
Usage examples:
The boat gave a violent lurch and he missed his footing

verb
Move suddenly or as if unable to control one's movements

Lurch - all meanings in English

pitch

noun
The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.
Usage examples:
Her voice rose steadily in pitch

verb
Set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch.
Usage examples:
You've pitched the melody very high

verb
Cover, coat, or smear with pitch.
Usage examples:
He pitched the ship inside and outside

Pitch - all meanings in English

rock

noun
The solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil.
Usage examples:
The beds of rock are slightly tilted

verb
Move gently to and fro or from side to side.
Usage examples:
She rocked the baby in her arms

noun
Rock music.
Usage examples:
The store plays a peculiar blend of 70s and 80s rock

Rock - all meanings in English

roll

verb
Move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis.
Usage examples:
The car rolled down into a ditch

noun
A cylinder formed by winding flexible material round a tube or by turning it over and over on itself without folding.
Usage examples:
A roll of carpet

verb
Move by turning over or rotating

Roll - all meanings in English

stagger

verb
Walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.
Usage examples:
He staggered to his feet, swaying a little

noun
An unsteady walk or movement.
Usage examples:
She walked with a stagger

verb
Walk with great difficulty

Stagger - all meanings in English

stumble

verb
Trip or momentarily lose one's balance; almost fall.
Usage examples:
Her foot caught in the rug and she stumbled

noun
An act of stumbling.
Usage examples:
He broke a bone in his foot in a stumble down an alpine pass

verb
Miss a step and fall or nearly fall

Stumble - all meanings in English

sway

verb
Move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side.
Usage examples:
He swayed slightly on his feet

noun
A rhythmical movement from side to side.
Usage examples:
The easy sway of her hips

verb
Move back and forth

Sway - all meanings in English

swerve

verb
Change or cause to change direction abruptly.
Usage examples:
A lorry swerved across her path

noun
An abrupt change of direction.
Usage examples:
Do not make sudden swerves, particularly around parked vehicles

verb
Turn sharply; change direction abruptly

Swerve - all meanings in English

totter

verb
Move in a feeble or unsteady way.
Usage examples:
A hunched figure was tottering down the path

noun
A feeble or unsteady gait.
Usage examples:
You may say that none of this sounds like a leap forward, more like a totter backwards.

noun
A person who makes a living by salvaging saleable items from dustbins or rubbish heaps.
Usage examples:
Coney street in york was a totter's paradise on tuesday morning

Totter - all meanings in English

waver

verb
Move in a quivering way; flicker.
Usage examples:
The flame wavered in the draught

verb
To begin to doubt or lose your determination to do something
Usage examples:
He never wavered as the leading voice of african-americans’ call for freedom and equality., she wav…

Waver - all meanings in English

wobble

verb
Move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side.
Usage examples:
The table wobbles where the leg is too short

noun
An unsteady movement from side to side.
Usage examples:
The handlebars developed a wobble

verb
To shake or move from side to side in a way that shows a lack of balance, or to cause something to do this
Usage examples:
[ i ] the table wobbles because its legs are uneven.

Wobble - all meanings in English

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