unreel

[uhn-reel]

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.

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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
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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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