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Meaning of reel in | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Español traer bobinando

Français Attirer attirer l'attention capter

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

reel off reel out reel up reëlect reelected reelecting