Definitions

1. verb

to cause (something, especially a fish) to reel or reeel back into a position from which it has escaped or been pulled out of.

“The fisherman tried to rereel the trout back into the water.”

2. verb

to reel back or in, as if on a spool, especially of thread or yarn.

“The machine started to rereel the tangled thread.”

3. noun

the act of reeling something back in.

“The process of rereel was a complex task for the manufacturer.”