unreel
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unreel
to unwind from a reel
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unreal – not actual; imaginary, fanciful, delusory; lacking in truth; not genuine; false; sham
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un·reel
(ŭn-rēl′)tr. & intr.v. un·reeled, un·reel·ing, un·reels
To unwind (something) from or as if from a reel or become unwound.
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unreel
(ʌnˈrɪəl)vb (tr)
to unwind or uncoil from a reel or as if from a reel
vb (intr)
to unwind or uncoil from a reel or as if from a reel
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un•reel
(ʌnˈril)v.t.
1. to unwind from or as if from a reel.
v.i. 2. to become unreeled.
[1560–70]
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unreel
Past participle: unreeled
Gerund: unreeling
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Verb | 1. | unreel - unwind from or as if from a reel; "unreel the tape" reel - wind onto or off a reel |
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