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reel

n. winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod

reel

n. a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector

reel

n. music composed for dancing a reel

Virginia reel

n. an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines

Scottish reel

n. a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps

bobbin, spool

n. a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound

reel

v. wind onto or off a reel

waggle, wamble

v. move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion

spin, whirl, gyrate, spin around

v. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

lurch, stagger, careen, keel, swag

v. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"

wheel

n. a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

founder

v. stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered"

lurch, stagger, careen, reel, keel, swag

v. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

twiddle, twirl, whirl, swirl

v. turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

spin, twirl, whirl, birl

v. cause to spin; "spin a coin"

roll, turn over, revolve

v. move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"

turn

v. move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"

pirouette

v. do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance

pivot, swivel

v. turn on a pivot

swim, travel through water

v. travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"

seesaw, teeter, totter

v. move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

lurch, stagger

v. move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"

trip, stumble

v. miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"

turn over, capsize

v. overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"

overturn, upset, bowl over, turn over, tip over, knock over

v. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"

shift, careen, sway, tilt, wobble

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

wind, weave, thread, meander

v. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"

waver, falter

v. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

founder

v. stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered"

waggle, reel, wamble

v. move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion

block, stop, halt, kibosh, put the kibosh on

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

fall, come down, go down, descend

v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

slip, steal

v. move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"

draw

v. move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"

drive, pull

v. of a car; "The van pulled up"

jump, start, startle, move suddenly

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

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