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verb
- 1. turn or cause to turn or whirl around quickly: "the girl spun around in alarm"
- 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"
noun
- 1. a rapid turning or whirling motion: "he concluded the dance with a double spin"
- 2. a brief trip in a vehicle for pleasure: informal "a spin around town"
6 days ago · 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. to make or produce in a way suggestive of spinning. to spin a tale. 4. to draw out (a story, etc.) to a great length; prolong; protract. 5.
From Longman Business Dictionary spin /spɪn/ verb (past tense and past participle spun /spʌn/, present participle spinning) → spin something ↔ off → See Verb table Origin spin1 Old English spinnan. spin meaning, definition, what is spin: to turn around and around very quickly, ...: Learn more.
1. : to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread. 2. : to form a thread by extruding a viscous rapidly hardening fluidused especially of a spider or insect. 3. a. : to revolve rapidly : gyrate. b. : to feel as if in a whirl : reel. my head is spinning. 4. : to move swiftly especially on or as if on wheels or in a vehicle. 5.
Definition of spin noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. us / spɪn/ present participle spinning | past tense and past participle spun. If something spins or you spin something, it turns around and around quickly: The car spun across the road. to make thread by twisting together cotton, wool, etc. (Definition of spin from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of spin. 1. as in to rotate. to move in circles around an axis or center spinning on its axis, the Earth makes one complete rotation every 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. rotate. revolve. twirl. turn. whirl. roll. wheel. curl. gyrate. circle. curve. twist. pinwheel. swirl.
Aug 14, 2018 · Richard Nordquist. Updated on August 14, 2018. Spin is a contemporary term for a form of propaganda that relies on deceptive methods of persuasion . In politics, business, and elsewhere, spin is often characterized by exaggeration, euphemisms, inaccuracies, half-truths, and excessively emotional appeals .
