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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

reel, Scottish reel

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

Virginia reel, reel

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

bobbin, spool, reel

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

spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate

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

stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen

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

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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

v. hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"

twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl

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

whirl, birl, spin, twirl

v. cause to spin; "spin a coin"

roll

v. move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"

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

v. be dizzy or giddy; "my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne"

teeter, seesaw, totter

v. move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

lurch

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

stumble, trip

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

capsize, turtle, turn turtle

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

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

careen, wobble, shift, tilt

v. move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"

weave, wind, thread, meander, wander

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"

falter, waver

v. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

founder

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

wamble, waggle

v. move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion

stop, halt, block, kibosh

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

fall

v. move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"

slip

v. move easily; "slip into something comfortable"