Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spool

1 sense of spool

Sense 1
bobbin, spool, reel -- (a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound)
       => winder -- (mechanical device around which something can be wound)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spool

2 senses of spool

Sense 1
spool -- (transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage)
       => transfer -- (move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital")

Sense 2
spool -- (wind onto a spool or a reel)
       => wind, wrap, roll, twine -- (arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child")