reels in
Catches on line
To reel in is to draw something toward you by winding a line, as when landing a fish: She reeled in a thirty-pound salmon.
Figuratively, to reel someone in is to attract or recruit them through persuasion: The scammer reeled in victims with promises of easy money.
The phrase suggests gradual capture—bringing something closer bit by bit.
- catchingAble to be transmitted
- anglerOne who casts lines
- retrievingRecovering something sent away
- fishermanOne who catches aquatic creatures
- capturesTakes into custody
big catch · draws · brings home · landing · on the line · hauls · fishing · tackle box · snags · captivates · pulls in · hooks · hooked on · nets · magnetizes · attracts · lures · secures
reels inlets out
Permits to leave
releases · casts · throws out · pays out · unspools
reels inrepels
Drives back, resists
drives away · pushes away · turns off · repulses · drives off
reels inlets go
Relinquishes hold, or urges haste
releases · gives up · surrenders · relinquishes · loses