reel up

reel up

1. To wind or coil something onto, or as if onto, a reel. In each usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "reel" and "up." The hose always gets twisted and bunched whenever I try to reel it up. Remember to reel up the cable at a low speed to reduce friction.
2. To reel one's fishing line in order to bring in what one has caught. My uncle once reeled up a fish that weighed over 50 pounds! I spent nearly 15 minutes trying to reel the pike up.
See also: reel, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • back onto
  • back onto (something)
  • run onto
  • run onto (something)
  • load onto
  • tighten (something) onto (something else)
  • cabbage onto (someone or something)
  • hang onto (someone or something)
  • stitch (something) onto (something else)
  • stitch onto