1. Home
  2. Dictionary
  3. Reel Off

Definition of Reel Off in English :

Define Reel Off in English

Reel Off meaning in English

Meaning of Reel Off in English

Pronunciation of Reel Off in English

Reel Off pronunciation in English

Pronounce Reel Off in English

Reel Off

see synonyms of reel off

Verb

1. reel off, unreel

unwind from or as if from a reel

Example Sentences:
'unreel the tape'

2. rattle down, rattle off, reel off, roll off, spiel off

recite volubly or extravagantly

Example Sentences:
'He could recite the names of all the chemical elements'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Reel Off

see synonyms of reel off
verb
(tr, adverb)
to recite or write fluently and without apparent effort
to reel off items on a list

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Reel Off

see synonyms of reel off
to tell, write, produce, etc. easily and quickly

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Reel Off

see synonyms of reel off
n.
1. A device, such as a cylinder, spool, or frame, that turns on an axis and is used for winding and storing rope, tape, film, or other flexible materials.
2. A cylindrical device attached to a fishing rod to let out or wind up the line.
3. The quantity of wire, film, or other material wound on one reel.
4. A set of curved lawnmower blades that rotate around a bar parallel to the ground, cutting grass while moving against a stationary straight blade.
tr.v. reeled, reel·ing, reels
1. To wind on or let out from a reel.
2. To recover by winding on a reel: reel in a large fish.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

WORD OF THE DAY

fascicle

FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS

Recent Searches