SPIN
\spˈɪn], \spˈɪn], \s_p_ˈɪ_n]\
Definitions of SPIN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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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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a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
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work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"
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a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"
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a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"
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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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form a web by making a thread; "spiders spin a fine web"
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make up a story; "spin a yarn"
By Princeton University
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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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rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral spin
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a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
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work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"
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form a web by making a thread, as of spiders
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make up a story, as in"spin a yarn"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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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.
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To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day in idleness.
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To cause to turn round rapidly; to whirl; to twirl; as, to spin a top.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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To move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve, as a top or a spindle, about its axis.
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To move swifty; as, to spin along the road in a carriage, on a bicycle, etc.
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The act of spinning; as, the spin of a top; a spin a bicycle.
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Velocity of rotation about some specified axis.
By Oddity Software
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To draw out and twist into threads; as, to spin cotton; draw out tediously; as, to spin a long story; form (a web or cocoon) by drawing out the threads of from a gland; cause to whirl rapidly, as a top.
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To draw out and twist fiber into threads, etc.; whirl; colloquially, move swiftly; as, to spin along the road on a bicycle; to make and expel a thread, as a spider.
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The act of drawing and twisting fiber into threads; the act of whirling; the state of being whirled; the making of threads, as by a spider.
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Spun.
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Spinning.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To draw out and twist into threads: to draw out a thread as spiders do: to draw out tediously: to cause to whirl rapidly.
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To practice the art or trade of spinning, to perform the act of spinning: to issue in a small or threadlike current: to whirl:-pr.p. spinning; pa.t. and pa.p. spun.
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SPINNER.
By Daniel Lyons
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