reel

Stagger after shock

A reel is a cylinder or spool around which something flexible is wound: a fishing reel, a reel of thread, a film reel.

To reel is to wind onto such a device, or to draw in by winding: He reeled in a twelve-pound bass.

To reel off facts is to recite them quickly.

Separately, to reel is to stagger or sway as if drunk or dizzy: She reeled from the blow.

The mind reels when overwhelmed.

A reel is also a lively folk dance, especially Scottish or Irish, or the music for it.

fishing

rod

Thin rigid stick

castPerformers, throw, or splint
lineContinuous mark or queue
anglerOne who casts lines

tackle · spinning · fly-fishing · drag · spool · retrieve · strike · hook · lure · bait

dance

jig

Spirited folk dance

ceilidhScottish social dance gathering
flingForceful toss, or tryst
hornpipeSailor's traditional dance

stepdance · highland · fiddle · accordion · bagpipes · tartan · kilt · scottish · barn dance · folk dance

film

projector

Light-casting display device

spoolCylinder for winding material
celluloidTransparent flammable synthetic material
footageRecorded video material

cinema · movie · 8mm · 16mm · 35mm · film · splice · canister · projection · screening

stagger

lurch

Abrupt unsteady movement

totterMove unsteadily, nearly falling
teeterSway without stability
stumbleLose footing momentarily

wobble · sway · falter · unsteady · dizzy · giddy · woozy · drunk · tipsy · stun

spin

whirl

Rotate very quickly

gyrateMove in spirals
rotateTurn about an axis
swirlRotating, curving movement

twirl · spiral · pirouette · revolve · vertigo · turntable · carousel · vortex · merry-go-round · centrifuge

wind

crank

Rotary operating handle

spoolCylinder for winding material
coilWound circular arrangement
wind upReach a final state

cable · hose · cord · winch · drum · wrap · unspool · retract · pull in · take up

reel

rod

jig

projector

lurch

whirl

crank

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