unspoolv.
transitive. To unwind (thread, tape, etc.) from a spool; spec. in Cinematography, to project (a film); also intransitive of the thread, etc., or the film shown. Also figurative.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > projection > project a film [verb (transitive)]
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > projection > project a film [verb (intransitive)]
unspool1961
the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > uncoiling or unwinding > become uncoiled or unwound [verb (intransitive)] > from a spool
unspool1961
the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > uncoiling or unwinding > uncoil or unwind [verb (transitive)] > from a spool
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1940 Amer. Speech 15 205/1 Unspool, to project a film.
1961 S. Plath in London Mag. Aug. 8 The heath grass glitters and the spindling rivulets Unspool and spend themselves.
1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio 271 Spill,..to unspool a quantity of tape by accident.
1973 Listener 22 Feb. 254/2 The new play..unspools inside Christopher's head.
1980 Times 10 Oct. 14/1 A noisy adventure film..opened (or unspooled as local jargon has it) in Delhi.
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