spin
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spun or span, spun, spin·ning.
- : to make by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels.
- : to form into thread or yarn: The machine spins nylon thread.
- : to produce by extruding from the body a long, slender filament of a natural viscous matter that hardens in the air.
- : to cause to turn around rapidly, as on an axis; twirl; whirl: to spin a coin on a table.
- : Informal. to play: a job spinning records on a radio show.
- : Metalworking. to shape into a hollow, rounded form by pressure from a tool while rotating the metal on a lathe or wheel.
- : to produce, fabricate, or evolve in a manner suggestive of spinning thread: to spin a tale of sailing ships and bygone days.
- : Rocketry. to cause intentionally to undergo a roll.
- : to draw out, protract, or prolong: He spun the project out for over three years.
- : British. to flunk a student in an examination or a term's work.
- : Slang. to cause to have a particular bias; influence in a certain direction: His assignment was to spin the reporters after the president's speech.
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spun or span, spun, spin·ning.
- : to revolve or rotate rapidly, as the earth or a top.
- : to produce a thread from the body, as spiders or silkworms.
- : to produce yarn or thread by spinning.
- : to move, go, run, ride, or travel rapidly.
- : to have a sensation of whirling; reel: My head began to spin and I fainted.
- : to fish with a spinning or revolving bait.
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- : the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- : a spinning motion given to a ball, wheel, axle, or other object.
- : a downward movement or trend, especially one that is sudden, alarming, etc.: Steel prices went into a spin.
- : a rapid run, ride, drive, or the like, as for exercise or enjoyment: They went for a spin in the car.
- : Slang. a particular viewpoint or bias, especially in the media; slant: They tried to put a favorable spin on the news coverage of the controversial speech.
- : Also called tailspin, tail spin .Aeronautics. a maneuver in which an airplane descends in a vertical direction along a helical path of large pitch and small radius at an angle of attack greater than the critical angle, dangerous when not done intentionally or under control.
- : Rocketry. the act of intentionally causing a rocket or guided missile to undergo a roll.a roll so caused.
- : Also called spin angular momentum .Physics. the intrinsic angular momentum characterizing each kind of elementary particle, having one of the values 0, 1/2, 1/3, … when measured in units of Planck's constant divided by 2π.
- : Australian. a run of luck; fate.
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- : spin off, to create something new, as a company or assets, without detracting from or affecting the relative size or stability of the original: After the acquisition, the company was required to spin off about a third of its assets.to derive from or base on something done previously: They took the character of the maid and spun off another TV series.
Phrases
- spin a yarn
- spin control
- spin doctor
- spin off
- spin one's wheels
- spin out
- go into a tailspin
- make one's head spin
- put a spin on
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
There are days as a PR person you’re going out there and, yes, you cherry-pick facts to put the best spin on stuff.
Judges often guess the number of flips or spins based on how long the athlete stayed in the air and what position he or she landed in.
However, we found that15 LHPs generally have had lower spin rates on their pitches, both fastballs and off-speed pitches.
Pitcher Caleb Smith has elite spin and movement, allowing him to strike out better than a batter per inning for his three-year career.
Cisco’s social media strategists have however put a new spin on the B2B Snapchat social media experience.
The effort to sterilize his image first began when Epstein hired Los Angeles-based spin doctors Sitrick Co.
Although he brings a Western spin to things, he seems equally inspired by the local sense of style.
Spin control began, Florida-style: the opinion only covers some counties, some people, some times.
David Greenberg at Rutgers University has a book coming out next year on political spin.
Aaron Paul may play a young Han Solo in the first Star Wars spin-off.
You can probably realize just how headquarters would take the sort of yarn we'd spin if we dashed in and told them the truth.
"Let us go down the shore a bit," suggested Jack to Pepper and Andy, and the three joined hands for the spin.
The women of the interior spin and weave for their household, and they also embroider very beautifully.
Neither of us had the advantage for the moment, so I went in for a quick wristlock and spin.
It was as if she could spin it out by interposing between the moment and its end a series of insignificant acts.