REEL OFF as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • recite volubly or extravagantly
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He could recite the names of all the chemical elements
    Hypernyms(s) reel off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • unwind from or as if from a reel
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • unreel the tape
    Hypernyms(s) reel off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower