To back off, step away, or sway backwards unsteadily and suddenly.
To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
To wind on a reel.
To produce a mechanical insect-like song, as in grass warblers.
To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
To make or cause to reel.
To spin or revolve repeatedly.
To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
To be in shock.
A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.
A shaky or unsteady gait.
To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
To remain faithful to one’s partner or betrothed during a prolonged period of absence.
To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
Tells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etc. for a moment.
A delay.
An ambush.
Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.