spin

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Hypernyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Adjective 1.6 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.3 Verb 3 Romanian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Scots 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 See also

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Old English spinnan

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• IPA: /spɪn/, SAMPA: /spIn/
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  Rhymes: -ɪn

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to spin (third-person singular simple present spins, present participle spinning, simple past spun or span, past participle spun)

1. To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together.
2. To turn around quickly.
3. To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.

   2006. In every administration there will be spokesmen and public affairs officers who try to spin the news to make the president look good. But this administration is trying to spin scientific data and muzzle scientists toward that end. — The Washington Post Editorial, The Politics of Science, Thursday, February 9, 2006; Page A22 [1].

4. (cricket, of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch.
5. (cricket, of a ball) To move sideways when bouncing.

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• turn

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• spinster

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spin (plural spins)

1. Circular motion.
2. (physics) A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.
3. A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.
4. (cricket) Rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces.
5. A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing and rolling in a spinning motion.
6. A brief trip by vehicle.

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spin (not comparable)

1. (cricket) Describing a spin bowler, or his style of bowling.

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• nips
• pins
• snip

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spin m. (plural spinnen, diminutive spinnetje)

1. spider

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• spinnenweb

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spin

1. The first-person singular present tense of spinnen.
2. The imperative of spinnen.

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Latin spina.

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spin m. (plural spini)

1. thorn

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• IPA: /spɪn/

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spin (plural spins)

1. (South Scots) spoon

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• spuin