reel in

See also: reelin

English

Verb

reel in (third-person singular simple present reels in, present participle reeling in, simple past and past participle reeled in)

(fishing, transitive) To bring (a fish etc.) out of the water by winding the reel.
(idiomatic, transitive) To bring in (e.g. by attractive offers or persuasion); to lure.

Translations

(fishing) bring out of the water

French: ramener (fr), tirer hors de l'eau

bring in

French: attirer (fr), attirer l'attention, capter (fr), capter l'attention

Anagrams

Leiner, lierne, reline

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