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1. (noun) spin
a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)

2. (noun) spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl
the act of rotating rapidly
"he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"

3. (noun) spin
a short drive in a car
"he took the new car for a spin"

4. (noun) tailspin, spin
rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral

5. (verb) spin
a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)
"the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"

6. (verb) spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
"The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

7. (verb) spin
stream in jets, of liquids
"The creek spun its course through the woods"

8. (verb) whirl, birl, spin, twirl
cause to spin
"spin a coin"

9. (verb) spin
make up a story
"spin a yarn"

10. (verb) spin
form a web by making a thread
"spiders spin a fine web"

11. (verb) spin
work natural fibers into a thread
"spin silk"

12. (verb) spin
twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation
"The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing"

13. (verb) spin, spin out
prolong or extend
"spin out a visit"

Definitions of 'spin'

Webster 1913 Dictionary

1. (noun) spin
the act of spinning; as, the spin of a top; a spin a bicycle

2. (noun) spin
velocity of rotation about some specified axis

3. (verb) spin
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

4. (verb) spin
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

5. (verb) spin
to protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day in idleness

6. (verb) spin
to cause to turn round rapidly; to whirl; to twirl; as, to spin a top

7. (verb) spin
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

8. (verb) spin
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

9. (verb) spin
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

10. (verb) spin
to move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve, as a top or a spindle, about its axis

11. (verb) spin
to stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet; as, blood spinsfrom a vein

12. (verb) spin
to move swifty; as, to spin along the road in a carriage, on a bicycle, etc

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