reel 1 
(rēl)
(rēl)n.
1. A device, such as a cylinder, spool, or frame, that turns on an axis and is used for winding and storing rope, tape, film, or other flexible materials.
2. A cylindrical device attached to a fishing rod to let out or wind up the line.
3. The quantity of wire, film, or other material wound on one reel.
4. A set of curved lawnmower blades that rotate around a bar parallel to the ground, cutting grass while moving against a stationary straight blade.
tr.v. reeled, reel·ing, reels
Phrasal Verb: 1. To wind on or let out from a reel.
2. To recover by winding on a reel: reel in a large fish.
reel off
To recite fluently and usually at length: reeled off a long list of names and dates.
[Middle English, from Old English hrēol.]
reela·ble adj.