Spin (4 letters)

{ Answer }

REEL

{ Related Clues }

Lurch
Pull (in)
Stagger
Vertiginate
Waver
Windlass
Casting need
Device for Walton
Film spool
Film unit
Fishing device
Fishing need
A lively dance
Lively dance
Rod's partner
Spool's cousin
Attachment on a fishing rod
Film-can contents
It holds the line
About 2,000 feet of film
Not walk a straight line
Piece of fly-casting equipment
Contents of a large, round, flat can
Dance that's done to "Drowsy Maggie"

{ Tags }

casting, dance, film, fishing, holder, it, line, lively, movie, need, part, partner, reel, rod, rods, spool, stagger, titubate, unit, virginia, walk

{ Notes }

The answer REEL is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.

{ Definition }

REEL as a noun:

1. a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector

2. music composed for dancing a reel

3. winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod

4. (bobbin, spool, reel) = a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound

5. (reel, Scottish reel) = a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps

6. (Virginia reel, reel) = an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines

REEL as a verb:

1. (stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen) = walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"

2. (spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate) = revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

3. wind onto or off a reel