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UNREEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unreel mean?
• UNREEL (verb)
The verb UNREEL has 1 sense:
1. unwind from or as if from a reel
Familiarity information: UNREEL used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unwind from or as if from a reel
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
reel off; unreel
Context example:
unreel the tape
Hypernyms (to "unreel" is one way to...):
reel (wind onto or off a reel)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
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