He reeled off the names and ages of his seven grandchildren.
In the American league, Boston has reeled off four straight victories.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
reel off — verb 1. unwind from or as if from a reel unreel the tape • Syn: ↑unreel • Hypernyms: ↑reel • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s something PP … Useful english dictionary
rattle off something — rattle off (something) to say something quickly. She rattled something off in French that I didn t understand. Usage notes: often used when someone gives a list of facts or other related information from memory: Walter could rattle off the… … New idioms dictionary
reel — reel1 reelable, adj. /reel/, n. 1. a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something. 2. a rotatory device attached to a fishing rod at the butt, for winding up or letting out the line. 3. Photog … Universalium
reel — reel1 [ri:l] v 1.) to be confused or shocked by a situation ▪ Norman s brain was reeling, but he did his best to appear calm. reel from ▪ The party is still reeling from its recent election defeat. 2.) [i]also reel back to step backwards suddenly … Dictionary of contemporary English
reel — I. /ril / (say reel) noun 1. a cylinder, frame, or other device, turning on an axis, on which to wind something. 2. a rotatory device attached to a fishing rod at the butt, for winding up or letting out the line. 3. a small cylinder of wood or… …
reel — I [[t]ril[/t]] n. 1) a cylinder or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or let out wire, rope, film, etc 2) a rotatory device attached to a fishing rod at the butt, for winding up or letting out the line 3) a quantity of… … From formal English to slang
reel — [[t]ri͟ːl[/t]] ♦♦♦ reels, reeling, reeled 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A reel is a cylindrical object around which you wrap something such as cinema film, magnetic tape, fishing line, or cotton thread. [mainly BRIT] ...a 30m reel of cable. (in AM,… … English dictionary
reel something off — she can reel off all the U.S. vice presidents in less than a minute Syn: recite, rattle off, list rapidly, run through, enumerate, detail, itemize … Thesaurus of popular words
rattle off — (something) to say something quickly. She rattled something off in French that I didn t understand. Usage notes: often used when someone gives a list of facts or other related information from memory: Walter could rattle off the statistics of… … New idioms dictionary
reel — vb Reel, whirl, stagger, totter are comparable when they mean to move or seem to move uncertainly or un controllably (as in weakness, in giddiness, or in intoxication). Reel usually implies a turning round and round, or a sensation of so turning… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
