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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Spunthe preterite and part. pass. of spin.

    The nymph nor spun, nor dress’d with artful pride;
    Her vest was gather’d up, her hair was ty’d. Addison.

Wikipedia

  1. Spun

    Spun is a 2002 American black comedy crime drama film directed by Jonas Åkerlund from an original screenplay by William De Los Santos and Creighton Vero, based on three days of De Los Santos's life in the Eugene, Oregon, drug subculture. The film stars Jason Schwartzman, John Leguizamo, Mena Suvari, Patrick Fugit, Peter Stormare, Alexis Arquette, Deborah Harry, Rob Halford, Eric Roberts, Chloe Hunter, Nicholas Gonzalez, Brittany Murphy and Mickey Rourke. Åkerlund made his debut as a feature film director with Spun, having already become known for his work in music videos. The film was shot in 22 days, and centers on various people involved in a methamphetamine drug ring. The film blends elements of dark comedy and drama in its storytelling. Its title is a reference to the slang term for the way users feel after going multiple days without sleep while on a methamphetamine binge. The characters take a combined total of 23 "hits" during the course of the movie.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Spun

    of Spin

  2. Spun

    imp. & p. p. of Spin

Wikidata

  1. Spun

    Spun is a 2002 American crime comedy-drama directed by Jonas Åkerlund, and starring Jason Schwartzman, Brittany Murphy, Mickey Rourke, Mena Suvari, John Leguizamo, Patrick Fugit, Eric Roberts, Chloe Hunter and Debbie Harry. It is Åkerlund's début as a feature-film director, having already become known for his work in music videos. The film was shot in 22 days, and centers on various people involved in a methamphetamine drug ring. The film blends elements of dark comedy and drama in its storytelling. Its title is a reference to the slang term for the way users feel after going multiple days without sleep while on a methamphetamine binge.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Spun

    pa.t. and pa.p. of spin.—adj. Spun′-out, unduly lengthened.—n. Spun′-yarn, rope-yarn twisted into a cord.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. spun

    The being turned back or rejected, on being examined touching qualifications.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of SPUN in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SPUN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of SPUN in a Sentence

  1. David Tawil:

    Lampert has successfully spun out other pieces of the overall conglomerate over time, and that has gone to shareholders, either through a dividend or spinning out the stock, that's still a possibility for some of the assets of the company.

  2. Dave Chernosky:

    We looked at each other, and he just smacked me in the side of the head and spun me around and got me again on the back, i literally heard it crack on my head. A bear paw is not soft and cushy.

  3. President Obama:

    The historic blunder of this administration is not leaving a stabilizing force behind in Iraq, i do not believe Syria would have spun out of control, certainly.ISIS rose from the defeated ashes of what was Al Qaeda in Iraq.

  4. The Democratic candidate facing Collins:

    This has been unfolding, piece by piece, for many months, anyone who's been paying attention knows what's going on. And now the jig is up, because no matter how this is spun, it's clear that the swamp is alive and well in Washington, DC.

  5. Luke Sisinni:

    He said it spun around and started coming for him, so he stabbed it with his spear to try and scare it off, but it just went ballistic and bit him.

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