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Definition 2024
reel_in
reel in
See also: reelin
English
Verb
to reel in (third-person singular simple present reels in, present participle reeling in, simple past and past participle reeled in)
- (fishing, transitive) to bring (a fish etc.) out of the water by winding the reel.
- (idiomatic, transitive) to bring in (e.g. by attractive offers or persuasion)