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reel sth in/out
[ M ]
to pull in a rope or an object on the end of a rope by turning a wheel round and round, or to release something in the same way
• Slowly the fisherman reeled in his line, bringing the fish ashore.
• The firemen reeled out the hoses from their fire engine., reel sth off
[ M ] LIST
1. informal to say a long list of things quickly and without stopping
• The old man reeled off the names of his twenty-two grandchildren., reel sth off
[ M ] SPORT
2. US informal to win several games or points one after the other in a sports competition
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs