unreel
Let line out
To unreel is to unwind from a reel—letting fishing line, film, or rope play out.
The word often describes gradual revelation: The story unreeled over several episodes, Events unreeled in slow motion.
Something that unreels unfolds progressively, as if being drawn from a spool.
unwind
Release from coil
- loosenReduce tension or grip
- uncoilStraighten from spiral form
- unrollFlatten from spiral
- extendMake longer or larger
release · unfurl · let out · slack · pay out · line · cable · cord
unspool
Release from coil
extend · release · unfurl · let out · slack · pay out · line · cable · cord · rope
unfold
Spread open from closed
unveil · divulge · emerge · unspool · narrative · story · plot · sequence · drama · events
projector
Light-casting display device
- spoolCylinder for winding material
- footageRecorded video material
- screeningEvaluative selection process
celluloid · splice · feed · thread · canister · sprocket · frame · 35mm · film strip · playback