REEL OFF

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Recite volubly or extravagantly

Example:

He could recite the names of all the chemical elements

Synonyms:

rattle down; rattle off; reel off; roll off; spiel off

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "reel off" is one way to...):

recite (repeat aloud from memory)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Unwind from or as if from a reel

Example:

unreel the tape

Synonyms:

reel off; unreel

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "reel off" is one way to...):

reel (wind onto or off a reel)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP