From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
reel
n 1: a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to
be projected by a movie projector
2: music composed for dancing a reel
3: winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle;
attached to a fishing rod
4: a winder around which thread or tape or film or other
flexible materials can be wound [syn: bobbin, spool,
reel]
5: a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular
moves and gliding steps [syn: reel, Scottish reel]
6: an American country dance which starts with the couples
facing each other in two lines [syn: Virginia reel, reel]
v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken
man staggered into the room" [syn: stagger, reel,
keel, lurch, swag, careen]
2: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The
dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
[syn: spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate]
3: wind onto or off a reel