reel (140 synonym found)

Reel has 140 synonyms. The top synonyms for reel are make heavy weather, Spanish windlass, pitch and plunge, Chinese windlass, toss and tumble, pitch and toss, be intoxicated, toss and turn and 132 more. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for reel?

A common synonym for reel is make heavy weather. Other synonyms include Spanish windlass, pitch and plunge, Chinese windlass, toss and tumble.

How many synonyms does reel have?

Reel has 140 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does reel mean?

(n): a lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel; a frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads,

Definition of reel:

(n) : a lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel; a frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound
"a log reel, used by seamen"
(v) : to wind on a reel; to spin or revolve repeatedly
"he reeled off some tape from the roll and sealed the package."
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Definition of reel:

(n) : a lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel; a frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound
"a log reel, used by seamen"
(v) : to wind on a reel; to spin or revolve repeatedly
"he reeled off some tape from the roll and sealed the package."
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