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Meaning of reel in | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. 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).
    transitive
  2. To bring in (e.g. by attractive offers or persuasion); to lure.
    idiomatic, transitive

Equivalents

Deutsch einholen
Español traer bobinando
Français Attirer attirer l'attention capter capter l'attention ferrer ramener tirer hors de l'eau
日本語 繰る

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

reel off reel out reel up reëlect reelected reelecting

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