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reels in

reels in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of reel in.

Meaning of reel in

Verb

reel in (third-person singular simple present reels in, present participle reeling in, simple past and past participle reeled in)

  1. (transitive) To bring (a fish etc.) out of the water by winding the line on which it is caught onto a reel (e.g. of a fishing rod).
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To bring in (e.g. by attractive offers or persuasion); to lure.

Questions about reels in

What is reels in the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Reels in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of reel in.

Words near reels in in the dictionary

  1. reelings
  2. reelless
  3. reelman
  4. reelmen
  5. reels
  6. reels in
  7. reels off
  8. reels out
  9. reels up
  10. reelset
  11. reelute

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