REEL OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reel off mean? 

• REEL OFF (verb)
  The verb REEL OFF has 2 senses:

1. unwind from or as if from a reel

2. recite volubly or extravagantly

  Familiarity information: REEL OFF used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REEL OFF (verb)

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 "reel off" is one way to...):

reel (wind onto or off a reel)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Recite volubly or extravagantly

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

rattle down; rattle off; reel off; roll off; spiel off

Context example:

He could recite the names of all the chemical elements

Hypernyms (to "reel off" is one way to...):

recite (repeat aloud from memory)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something