Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive & intransitive verb To unwind (something) from or as if from a reel or become unwound.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To unwind from a reel, as a line or thread.
- To become unwound from a reel.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To remove or
uncoil from areel .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb unwind from or as if from a reel
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Examples
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PETER PRESTA the unreel record 3 EP mint - MXN 3009
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Backing away from the bear, unreel the detonator wires.
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I actually like to do the same thing as the answers above, but on a nice day when you don't have a lot of time I will just unreel the spool and lay the line out in your yard.
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But in the fantasies that unreel in her 16-year-old mind, she gaily walks the red carpet and flirtatiously poses for a music video.
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Backing away from the bear, unreel the detonator wires.
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I actually like to do the same thing as the answers above, but on a nice day when you don't have a lot of time I will just unreel the spool and lay the line out in your yard.
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I opened my mouth to unreel a string of reasons why that was unnecessary, humiliating, and impossible.
Silver Zombie Carole Nelson Douglas 2010
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It took two people, one to hold the first turn of food wrap and another to circle with the box and unreel more.
Three Stations : An Arkady Renko Novel Martin Cruz Smith 2010
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Schofield and Mother hit the western wall of the hall and unclipped clasps on their chains—causing the chains to unreel from the ceiling, lowering the two of them to the floor of the room right in front of the doorway leading back to the elevator shaft.
Hell Island Matthew Reilly 2010
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The horrors start to unreel regularly the anthrax mailings, the beheading of journalist Daniel Pearl.
Troubled Times, Tender Mercies Clare McHugh 2010
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