spin

[Spin]

When you spin, you whirl around in a circle. Many kids love to spin on a merry go round.

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To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a fibrous material.

Noun
a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"

Noun
rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral

Noun
a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"

Noun
the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"

Noun
a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)

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Verb
prolong or extend; "spin out a visit"

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twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The President''s spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrasing"

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work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"

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form a web by making a thread; "spiders spin a fine web"

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make up a story; "spin a yarn"

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revolve quickly and repeatedly around one''s own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

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cause to spin; "spin a coin"

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stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course through the woods"


v. t.
To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a fibrous material.

v. t.
To draw out tediously; to form by a slow process, or by degrees; to extend to a great length; -- with out; as, to spin out large volumes on a subject.

v. t.
To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day in idleness.

v. t.
To cause to turn round rapidly; to whirl; to twirl; as, to spin a top.

v. t.
To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, or the like) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; -- said of the spider, the silkworm, etc.

v. t.
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.

v. i.
To practice spinning; to work at drawing and twisting threads; to make yarn or thread from fiber; as, the woman knows how to spin; a machine or jenny spins with great exactness.

v. i.
To move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve, as a top or a spindle, about its axis.

v. i.
To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet; as, blood spinsfrom a vein.

v. i.
To move swifty; as, to spin along the road in a carriage, on a bicycle, etc.

n.
The act of spinning; as, the spin of a top; a spin a bicycle.

n.
Velocity of rotation about some specified axis.


Spin

Spin , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spun (Archaic imp. Span ); p. pr. & vb. n. Spinning.] [AS. spinnan; akin to D. & G. spinnen, Icel. & Sw. spinna, Dan. spinde, Goth. spinnan, and probably to E. span. &root;170. Cf. Span, v. t., Spider.] 1. To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a fibrous material.
All the yarn she [Penelope] spun in Ulysses' absence did but fill Ithaca full of moths.
2. To draw out tediously; to form by a slow process, or by degrees; to extend to a great length; -- with out; as, to spin out large volumes on a subject.
Do you mean that story is tediously spun out?
3. To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day in idleness.
By one delay after another they spin out their whole lives.
4. To cause to turn round rapidly; to whirl; to twirl; as, to spin a top. 5. To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, or the like) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; -- said of the spider, the silkworm, etc. 6. (Mech.) 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 spin a yarn (Naut.), to tell a story, esp. a long or fabulous tale. -- To spin hay (Mil.), to twist it into ropes for convenient carriage on an expedition. -- To spin street yarn, to gad about gossiping. [Collog.]

Spin

Spin , v. i. 1. To practice spinning; to work at drawing and twisting threads; to make yarn or thread from fiber; as, the woman knows how to spin; a machine or jenny spins with great exactness.
They neither know to spin, nor care to toll.
2. To move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve, as a top or a spindle, about its axis.
Round about him spun the landscape, Sky and forest reeled together.
With a whirligig of jubilant mosquitoes spinning about each head.
3. To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet; as, blood spinsfrom a vein. Shak. 4. To move swifty; as, to spin along the road in a carriage, on a bicycle, etc. [Colloq.]

Spin

Spin, n. 1. The act of spinning; as, the spin of a top; a spin a bicycle. [Colloq.] 2. (Kinematics) Velocity of rotation about some specified axis.

To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a fibrous material.

To practice spinning; to work at drawing and twisting threads; to make yarn or thread from fiber; as, the woman knows how to spin; a machine or jenny spins with great exactness.

The act of spinning; as, the spin of a top; a spin a bicycle.

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Usage Examples

Let the great world spin for ever down the ringing grooves of change.

The simplest way to do something cool is the cross-turn. Like in the '80s - Michael Jackson did it. You jump and cross your legs together at the same time, and then spin out of it. That's it.

I'm learning to hunt with rifles, because if you think about it, hunting gets you the healthiest meat - organic, free-range food. It's a totally yuppie spin on what I thought was kind of a redneck occupation.

A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no staff to spin.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I've always been a fan of science fiction films, and I've never been able to put my particular spin on it.

I maintain by going to spin four or five days a week. I love that I can get a solid butt-kicking in 40 minutes. I also strength train two or three times a week.

Spin Me Round was number one all over the world, everywhere. It changed the face of pop music, no question. We took technology further than Trevor Horn.

New terms used like, 'overseas contingency operation' instead of the word 'war' - that reflects a worldview that is out of touch with the enemy that we face. We can't spin our way out of this threat.

What's different now is that while political leaders used to give talking points to talk radio, now talk-radio hosts are giving talking points to political leaders. It's all part of the suffocating spin cycle we're in. In media, politics and publishing, the conventional wisdom is to play to this base.

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