noun

• (dance) A lively dance originating in Scotland.
  "So strict is the kirk of Scotland, that one minister was unfrocked for writing a play (in former times); and another was sent about his business for being too fond of whiskey and of dancing the reel of Tullochgorum."
• (music) The music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
  "[…]sample the famed waters from the Scottish mountains like a native born, and last but not least, play a reel on the bagpipes in the big hall that set all the laddies and lassies dancing."
• (agriculture) 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.
• (film) A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.

verb

• (with back) To back off, step away, or sway backwards unsteadily and suddenly.
  "He reeled back from the punch."
• (figurative, especially as "be reeling") To be in shock.
  "New Jersey was reeling on Wednesday from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which has caused catastrophic flooding here in Hoboken and in other New York City suburbs, destroyed entire neighborhoods across the state and wiped out iconic boardwalks in shore towns that had enchanted generations of vacationgoers."
• (obsolete) To roll.
  "And Sisyphus an huge round stone did reele."
• (figurative) To bring in or along.
  "Frank stood at the sink, and began washing the plates. He realised if he was going to reel his great-aunt into his plan, he was going to have to do it very gently."