intransitive. To wind thread, yarn, etc., on to a reel as part of the process of production; to engage in this activity. Obsolete.

transitive. To roll or wind (thread) into a ball.

transitive. To wind (thread, film, etc.) on (to) a spool. Also transferred.

transitive. To divide (silk) by separation into filaments. Also transferred and absol.

transitive. To wind or roll together into a ball. Cf. conglomerate, v. 1. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To make into skeins. Also figurative.

transitive. To make up (thread) in hanks.

transitive. To wind (thread, yarn, etc.) on to a reel or bobbin. Also intransitive: to reel a fishing line in or out. Now rare.

transitive. To divide (yarn or thread) into leas.

(transitive) to wind (yarn) on a reel with a reciprocating movement; so cross-reeling n.