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   Spin

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   verb

   • 1. turn or cause to turn or whirl around quickly: "the girl spun around in alarm" Similar revolverotateturnturn aroundgo aroundwhirlgyratecirclewhirlwheeltwirlturnswingtwistswivelpirouettepivotswirlbirl
   • ▪ (of a person's head) give a sensation of dizziness: "the figures were enough to make her head spin" Similar reelgo aroundwhirlbe in a whirlswimbe giddybe dizzy
   • ▪ impart a revolving motion to (a ball) when bowling.
   • ▪ (of a ball) move through the air with a revolving motion: "the ball spun in viciously"
   • ▪ shape (sheet metal) by pressure applied during rotation on a lathe: "spun metal components"
   • 2. draw out (wool, cotton, or other material) and convert it into threads, either by hand or with machinery: "an old lady sat, spinning thread"
   • ▪ make (threads) by drawing out and twisting fibers: "this method is used to spin filaments from syrups"
   • ▪ (of a spider or a silkworm or other insect) produce (gossamer or silk) or construct (a web or cocoon) by extruding a fine viscous thread from a special gland.
   • 3. give (a news story or other information) a particular interpretation, especially a favorable one.
   • 4. fish with a spinner: "they were spinning for salmon in the lake"

   noun

   • 1. a rapid turning or whirling motion: "he concluded the dance with a double spin" Similar rotationrevolutionturnwhirltwirlgyrationpirouetteswirlbirl
   • ▪ revolving motion imparted to a ball in a game such as baseball, cricket, tennis, or billiards: "this racket enables the player to impart more spin to the ball"
   • ▪ an uncontrolled fast revolving descent of an aircraft, resulting from a stall: "he tried to stop the plane from going into a spin"
   • ▪ short for spinning trademark
   • ▪ the intrinsic angular momentum of a subatomic particle.
   • 2. a brief trip in a vehicle for pleasure: informal "a spin around town" Similar tripjauntoutingexcursionshort journeyexpeditionsallydriveriderunturnairinginformal:tootlejoyridehurl
   • 3. a particular bias, interpretation, or point of view, intended to create a favorable (or sometimes, unfavorable) impression when presented to the public: "officials put a positive spin on the report" Similar slantangletwistbias

   Word Origin Old Englishspinnan ‘draw out and twist (fiber’); related to German spinnen. The noun dates from the mid 19th century.

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   What does spin mean?

   • 旋轉, （使）（尤指快速）旋轉, 紡線… 旋转, （使）（尤指快速）旋转, 纺线… dar vueltas (a), hilar, girar… girar, rodar, fiar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! SPIN definition: 1. If something spins or you spin something, it turns around and around quickly: 2. to make thread….

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   What does spin mean in a sentence?

   • Pick the best ones! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of SPIN is to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread. How to use spin in a sentence.

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   What does Spinnen mean?

   • Send us feedback about these examples. Middle English spinnen, from Old English spinnan; akin to Old High German spinnan to spin and perhaps to Lithuanian spęsti to set (a trap) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

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   What does it mean when someone spins around?

   • [intransitive, transitive] spin (somebody) round/around | + adv./prep. to turn round quickly once; to make somebody do this He spun around to face her. She spun on her heel and walked out. [intransitive, transitive] to make thread from wool, cotton, silk, etc. by twisting it She sat by the window spinning.

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   SPIN definition: 1. If something spins or you spin something, it turns around and around quickly: 2. to make thread…. Learn more.

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   the government's spin machine; government spin doctors; The chairman tried to put a positive spin on the closure of the factory. The film retells the famous legend with a Marxist spin. She's put a whole new spin on the theme of corporate greed.

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   May 16, 2024 · To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe. To move swiftly. to spin along the road in a carriage, on a bicycle, etc. To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet.

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   1 day ago · 1. a. to draw out and twist fibers of (wool, cotton, etc.) into thread. b. to make (thread, yarn, etc.) by this process. 2. to make (a web, cocoon, etc.) from a filament of a viscous fluid that is extruded from the body and hardens on exposure to the air. said of spiders, silkworms, etc. 3.

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   spin something to spin and knit wool; spin A into B spinning silk into thread; spin B from A spinning thread from silk; of spider/silkworm [transitive] spin something to produce thread from its body to make a web or cocoon. a spider spinning a web; A silkworm spins a cocoon that can yield 800 metres of pure silk. drive/travel quickly

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   spin meaning, definition, what is spin: to turn around and around very quickly, ...: Learn more.

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   The meaning of SPIN is to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread. How to use spin in a sentence.