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real (REEL) (adjective)
Existing, factual, or genuine: Eugenia's real name in this world really does exist.
reel (REEL) (noun)
A cylindrical device on which something is wound: Wayne bought a new rod and fishing reel.
reel (REEL) (verb)
1. To pull something in: Christa wanted to reel in a fish that she caught by turning the reel on the fishing rod.
2. To be shocked, confused, and upset; to feel dizzy, to sway: Maude could only reel and stagger from the sudden death of her husband.
2. To be shocked, confused, and upset; to feel dizzy, to sway: Maude could only reel and stagger from the sudden death of her husband.
When Jennifer went fishing, she had some real pleasure using the reel to pull in the fish.
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