reel vs roll

reel and roll both are nouns.

reel and roll both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reel	Yes	No	Yes	No
roll	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, roll is a hypernym of reel; that is, roll is a word with a broader meaning than reel:

reel: wind onto or off a reel
roll: arrange or coil around

Other hypernyms of reel include twine, wind, wrap.

reel (noun)	roll (noun)
a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps	a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines	the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound	the act of throwing dice
winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod	walking with a swaying gait
a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector	anything rolled up in cylindrical form
music composed for dancing a reel	photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
	a list of names
	a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
	a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
	a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
	rotary motion of an object around its own axis
	the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
	small rounded bread either plain or sweet
	a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
	a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

reel (verb)	roll (verb)
wind onto or off a reel	execute a roll, in tumbling
walk as if unable to control one's movements	take the shape of a roll or cylinder
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis	show certain properties when being rolled
	boil vigorously
	shape by rolling
	pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
	arrange or coil around
	begin operating or running
	flatten or spread with a roller
	move by turning over or rotating
	move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
	move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
	cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
	move, rock, or sway from side to side
	emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
	sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
	occur in soft rounded shapes

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