reel vs real

Definitions

verb

1. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
2. walk as if unable to control one's movements
3. wind onto or off a reel

noun

1. music composed for dancing a reel
2. winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod
3. a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
4. an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
5. a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector

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Examples

This young man refuses to work and is freeloading

A freeloader is a person who takes advantage of others 'generosity without giving anything in return.

When fishing the ocean you need a good quality reel that is corrosion proof and fitted with a good quality and workable drag system that won't seize up when you hook that big one.

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Definitions

adjective

1. being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
2. capable of being treated as fact
3. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
4. (of property) fixed or immovable
5. no less than what is stated; worthy of the name

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noun

1. the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
2. an old small silver Spanish coin
3. any rational or irrational number

adverb

1. used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal

Examples

Hopefully, North Norfolk will soon shake off this surreal obsession with the Lib Dems and embrace their NE Cambs neighbour's decent Tory stance.

An imprimatur is not guarantee of theological soundness, in reality.

Before we did anything we wrote and rewrote the script until we felt what we had got written down was a really good story.

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