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Meaning of 'spin'
Meaning of 'spin' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Spin 
[ n.]
- The act of spinning; as, the spin of a top; a spin a bicycle. [ n.]- Velocity of rotation about some specified axis.
2. Spin [ 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.
- To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet; as, blood spinsfrom a vein.
- To move swifty; as, to spin along the road in a carriage, on a bicycle, etc.
3. Spin [ 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.
- To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day in idleness.
- To cause to turn round rapidly; to whirl; to twirl; as, to spin a top.
- 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.
- 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.
Meaning of 'spin' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. spin [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the act of rotating rapidly
- the act of rotating rapidly
Example in sentence:
- he gave the crank a spin;
- it broke off after much twisting
Meaning (2):
- a short drive in a car
- a short drive in a car
Example in sentence:
- he took the new car for a spin
Meaning (3):
- a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)
- a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)
Example in sentence:
- the campaign put a favorable spin on the story
2. spin [ v]
[ v]Meaning (4):
- form a web by making a thread
- form a web by making a thread
Example in sentence:
- spiders spin a fine web
Meaning (5):
- cause to spin
- cause to spin
Example in sentence:
- spin a coin
Meaning (6):
- make up a story
- make up a story
Example in sentence:
- spin a yarn
Meaning (7):
- prolong or extend
- prolong or extend
Example in sentence:
- spin out a visit
Meaning (8):
- work natural fibers into a thread
- work natural fibers into a thread
Example in sentence:
- spin silk
Meaning (9):
- stream in jets, of liquids
- stream in jets, of liquids
Example in sentence:
- The creek spun its course through the woods
Meaning (10):
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
Example in sentence:
- The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy
Meaning (11):
- twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation
- twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation
Example in sentence:
- The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing
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