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   spin

   /spɪn/

   verb

   • 1. turn or cause to turn or whirl round quickly: "the girl spun round in alarm" Similar revolverotateturnturn roundgo roundwhirlgyratecirclewhirlwheeltwirlturnswingtwistswivelpirouettepivotswirlbirl
   • ▪ (of a person's head) give a sensation of dizziness: "the figures were enough to make her head spin" Similar reelgo roundwhirlbe in a whirlswimbe giddybe dizzy
   • ▪ toss (a coin).
   • ▪ (with reference to a ball) move or cause to move through the air with a revolving motion: "the ball spun in viciously"
   • ▪ spin-dry (clothes).
   • ▪ play (a record): "a DJ spins hits from the sixties"
   • ▪ shape (sheet metal) by pressure applied during rotation on a lathe: "spun metal components"
   • 2. draw out and twist (the fibres of wool, cotton, or other material) to convert them into yarn, either by hand or with machinery: "an old lady sat, spinning thread"
   • ▪ make (threads) by drawing out and twisting fibres of wool, cotton, or other material: "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) a particular emphasis or bias: "ministers may now find it difficult to use the programme to spin stories in their favour"
   • 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, especially cricket, tennis, or snooker: "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. the presentation of information in a particular way; a slant, especially a favourable one: "officials put a positive spin on the report" Similar slantangletwistbias
   • 4. a piece of good or bad luck: informal Australian, New Zealand "Kevin had had a rough spin"

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

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   What does spin mean?

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   What does Spinnen mean in English?

   • 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 1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1a “Spin.”

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   What does spinning a coin mean?

   • 4. to cause to rotate rapidly; twirl; whirl: to spin a coin on a table. 5. to produce, fabricate, or evolve in a manner suggestive of spinning thread: to spin a tale.

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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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   What is a spin in a story?

   • To relate or create: spin a story. n. 1. The act of spinning. 2. A swift whirling motion. 3. A state of mental confusion: I've been in a spin about this all week. 4. Informal A short drive in a vehicle: took a spin in the new car. 5. The flight condition of an aircraft in a nose-down, spiraling, stalled descent. 6. a.

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   Is spin a noun or noun?

   • Spin is also a noun. This driving mode allows you to move off in third gear to reduce wheel-spin in icy conditions. When you spin washing, it is turned round and round quickly in a spin drier or a washing machine to get the water out. Just spin the washing and it's nearly dry. [VERB noun] Spin is also a noun.

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     SPIN translate: 旋轉, （使）（尤指快速）旋轉, 紡線, 紡線;紡紗;紡織, 駕駛,...

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     SPIN translate: 돌다, 회전하다, 실을 잣다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     SPIN translate: ruotare vorticosamente, far ruotare, filare...

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   • Spin: Japanese Translation

     SPIN translate: くるくる回る（回す）, 回転する（させる）, （糸を）紡ぐ, 回（まわ）る,...

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     SPIN translate: يَدور حَوْل نَفْسِه, يَغْزِل. Learn more in...

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   1. To rotate rapidly; whirl. See Synonyms at turn. 2. To have a sensation of whirling, as from dizziness; reel: My head spun after I did a cartwheel. 3. To make thread or yarn by drawing out and twisting fibers. 4. To extrude viscous filaments, forming a web or cocoon. 5. To fish with a light rod, lure, and line and a reel with a stationary spool.

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