transitive verb spun, spinning spin′·ning

1. 1. to draw out and twist fibers of (wool, cotton, etc.) into thread
   2. to make (thread, yarn, etc.) by this process
2. to make (a web, cocoon, etc.) from a filament of a viscous fluid that is extruded from the body and hardens on exposure to the air: said of spiders, silkworms, etc.
3. to make or produce in a way suggestive of spinning to spin a tale
4. to draw out (a story, etc.) to a great length; prolong; protract
5. to cause to whirl or rotate swiftly to spin a top
6. to cause (wheels of a vehicle) to rotate freely without traction, as on ice or in sand
7. to extract water from (clothes) in a washer by the centrifugal force of swift rotation
8. ☆ to apply a slant or particular emphasis to (information), as to persuade or deceive

Etymology: ME spinnen < OE spinnan, akin to Ger spinnen < IE base *(s)pen(d)-, to pull, draw, spin > Lith spéndžiu, to lay a snare & (prob.) L pendere, to hang

intransitive verb

1. to spin thread or yarn
2. to form a thread, web, etc.: said of spiders, etc.
3. to fish with a spinning reel
4. to whirl or rotate swiftly
5. to go into or descend in a spin: said of an aircraft
6. to seem to be spinning from dizziness
7. to move along swiftly and smoothly
8. to rotate freely without traction wheels spinning on ice

noun

1. the act of spinning or rotating something
2. a spinning or rotating movement
3. a moving along swiftly and smoothly
4. a ride or pleasure trip in a motor vehicle
5. any descent in which an airplane comes down nose first along a spiral path of large pitch and small radius
6. any sudden, steep downward movement
7. ☆

   Etymology: from the fact that the spin imparted to a ball in certain games affects its direction, bounce, etc.

   a particular emphasis or slant imparted to information in order to create a desired effect, such as a favorable public image for a politician
8. Physics
   1. the intrinsic angular momentum of an elementary particle or photon, produced by rotation about its own axis
   2. the total angular momentum of a nuclide