spin
adjective
1. (cricket) Describing a spin bowler, or his style of bowling.
noun
1. a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
Definition categories: event, gyration, revolution, rotation
2. the act of rotating rapidly
- he gave the crank a spin
Similar word(s): twirl, twist, twisting, whirl
Definition categories: act, rotation
3. a short drive in a car
- he took the new car for a spin
Definition categories: act, drive, ride
4. rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
Similar word(s): tailspin
Definition categories: act, acrobatics, aerobatics, stunting
5. a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)
- the campaign put a favorable spin on the story
Definition categories: act, interpretation, rendering, rendition
Sentences with spin as a noun:
- The car went into a spin.The skaters demonstrated their spins.He put some spin on the cue ball.
verb
1. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
Similar word(s): gyrate, reel, whirl
Definition categories: motion, revolve, rotate
2. stream in jets, of liquids
Definition categories: motion, stream
3. cause to spin
- spin a coin
Definition categories: motion, circumvolve, rotate
4. make up a story
- spin a yarn
Definition categories: creation, fabricate, invent, manufacture
5. form a web by making a thread
- spiders spin a fine web
Definition categories: creation
6. work natural fibers into a thread
- spin silk
Definition categories: contact, distort, twine, twist
7. twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation
- The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing
Definition categories: communication, present, represent
8. prolong or extend
- spin out a visit
Definition categories: change, extend, prolong, protract
Sentences with spin as a verb:
- Spin the ball on the floor.
- They spin the cotton into thread.
- to spin along the road in a carriage, on a bicycle, etc.