Reel

[n] an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
[n] a lively dance of Scottish highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
[n] a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
[n] winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod
[n] a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
[n] music composed for dancing a reel
[v] wind onto or off a reel
[v] move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion
[v] walk as if unable to control one's movements
[v] revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

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Synonyms

bobbin, careen, gyrate, keel, lurch, Scottish reel, spin, spin around, spool, stagger, swag, Virginia reel, waggle, wamble, whirl