reel in

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reel in

verb reels in · reeling in · reeled in

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

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verb (fishing) bring out of the water

Españoltraer bobinando
Françaisramener, tirer hors de l'eau

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@misc{reel_in_2026,
  title = {reel in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reel%20in},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}