un·reel

[uhn-reel]
verb (used with object)
1.
to unwind from or as if from a reel: to unreel some wire; to unreel a tangled skein.
verb (used without object)
2.
to become unreeled.

Origin:
1560–70; un-2 + reel1

un·reel·a·ble, adjective
un·reel·er, noun
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unreel

verb
unwind from or as if from a reel; "unreel the tape" [syn: reel off
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Example sentences
Normally, a truck would be used to unreel and stretch the conductors.
Divers unreel water-proof tape measures to determine the size of the wreckage.
Then place the reels on the bases so they unreel from the top and spin freely.
Unreel the cable in duct, do not take off the side of the reel.
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