Spin Definition

spĭn
spinning, spins, spun
verb
spinning, spins, spun
To whirl or rotate swiftly.
Webster's New World
To make (thread, yarn, etc.) by this process.
Webster's New World
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.
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To fish with a spinning reel.
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To seem to be spinning from dizziness.
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Antonyms:
noun
spins
The act of spinning or rotating something.
Webster's New World
A spinning or rotating movement.
Webster's New World
A swift whirling motion.
American Heritage
A moving along swiftly and smoothly.
Webster's New World
A state of mental confusion.
I've been in a spin about this all week.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
adjective
(cricket) Describing a spin bowler, or his style of bowling.
Wiktionary
idiom
spin (one's) wheels
  • To expend effort with no result.
American Heritage
spin off
  • to produce as an outgrowth or secondary benefit, product, development, etc.
  • to get rid of
Webster's New World
spin out
  • to slide with a spinning or rotating movement
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Spin

Noun

Singular:
spin
Plural:
spins

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Spin

Origin of Spin

  • From Middle English spinnen, from Old English spinnan, from Proto-Germanic *spinnanÄ…. Compare Low German spinnen, Dutch spinnen, German spinnen, Danish spinde, Swedish spinna.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English spinnen to twist fiber into thread from Old English spinnan (s)pen- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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