'SPIN' definitions:

Definition of 'spin'

(from WordNet)
noun
A swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
noun
The act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" [syn: spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl]
noun
A short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"
noun
Rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral [syn: tailspin, spin]
noun
A distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"
verb
Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" [syn: spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate]
verb
Stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course through the woods"
verb
Cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: whirl, birl, spin, twirl]
verb
Make up a story; "spin a yarn"
verb
Form a web by making a thread; "spiders spin a fine web"
verb
Work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"
verb
Twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing"
verb
Prolong or extend; "spin out a visit" [syn: spin, spin out]

Definition of 'Spin'

From: GCIDE
  • Spin \Spin\, n.
  • 1. The act of spinning; as, the spin of a top; a spin a bicycle. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Kinematics) Velocity of rotation about some specified axis. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Politics) an interpretation of an event which is favorable to the interpreter or to the person s/he supports. A person whose task is to provide such interpretations for public relations purposes is called a spin doctor. [PJC] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Spin'

From: GCIDE
  • Spin \Spin\, v. i.
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • They neither know to spin, nor care to toll. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve, as a top or a spindle, about its axis. [1913 Webster]
  • Round about him spun the landscape, Sky and forest reeled together. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
  • With a whirligig of jubilant mosquitoes spinning about each head. --G. W. Cable. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet; as, blood spinsfrom a vein. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To move swifty; as, to spin along the road in a carriage, on a bicycle, etc. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'spin'

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Acronyms for 'spin'

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