Real Dictionary

reel
countable noun: A reel is a cylindrical object around which you wrap something such as cinema film, magnetic tape, fishing line, or cotton thread.

reel in American English 1
a reeling motion; whirl, stagger, etc.
to cause to reel
to give way or fall back; sway, waver, or stagger as from being struck
noun: a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something

reel in American English 2
a lively Scottish dance
intransitive verb: to sway or rock under a blow, shock, etc
noun: an act of reeling; a reeling or staggering movement
transitive verb: to cause to reel

reel in American English 3
a frame or spool on which thread, wire, tape, film, a net, etc. is wound
to wind on a reel
noun: a lively Scottish dance

reel in British English 1
to wind (cotton, thread, etc) onto a reel
noun: any of various cylindrical objects or frames that turn on an axis and onto which film, magnetic tape, paper tape, wire, thread, etc, may be wound

reel in British English 2
to sway, esp under the shock of a blow or through dizziness or drunkenness
noun: a staggering or swaying motion or sensation

reel in British English 3
noun: any of various lively Scottish dances, such as the eightsome reel and foursome reel, for a fixed number of couples who combine in square and circular formations