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verb
- 1. turn or cause to turn or whirl around quickly: "the girl spun around in alarm" Similar
- 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" Similar
- 2. a brief trip in a vehicle for pleasure: informal "a spin around town" Similar
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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.
SPIN definition: 1. to (cause to) turn around and around, especially fast: 2. If your head or the room spins, you…. Learn more.
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense spins , present participle spinning , past tense, past participle spun. 1. verb B2. If something spins or if you spin it, it turns quickly around a central point. The latest discs, used for small portable computers, spin 3600 times a minute.
Spin definition: to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers. See examples of SPIN used in a sentence.
When you spin, you whirl around in a circle. Many kids love to spin on a merry-go-round. You can spin in a happy circle, and you can describe this movement as a spin. Another way to use the word spin is for a deliberate twisting of information, especially when it's done by politicians.
the movement of something turning round very quickly: The skater did a series of amazing spins and jumps. spin noun (IDEA) a clever way of expressing an idea to make it seem better than it really is, especially in politics: This report puts a different spin on the issue. spin noun (CAR) a short journey by car:
spin. noun. /spɪn/. /spɪn/. Idioms. fast turning movement. [countable, uncountable] a very fast turning movement. Only in the last 50 years have we had clocks accurate enough to measure changes in the earth's spin. He lost everything on the spin of a roulette wheel.
Spin definition: to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers. See examples of SPIN used in a sentence.
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.
Definition of spin verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
