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View definitions for reel in

reel in

verb as in draw back

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For Arsenal, one point from their past two games means they are extremely unlikely to reel in league leaders Liverpool and face the disappointing prospect of finishing second for a third straight season.

From BBC

It’s our job to reel in arrivals with mega-concerts in football stadiums, sample sales and breathtaking museums; it’s the work of the provinces to serve up castles and historic corners, beaches and the rolling hills that Edwardian novels are made of.

Warren is a big target who can box out and reel in catches.

He will take the helm at USC during a time of budget shortfalls, labor strife and uncertainty as President Trump threatens to punish campus protesters and reel in so-called elite, “Marxist” universities.

Arsenal will feel a gap of six points is still something they can reel in.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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