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spin

გამოთქმა: /spɪn/

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Universal
  • 1a rapid turning or whirling motion:he concluded the dance with a double spin
  • [mass noun] revolving motion imparted to a ball in a game, especially cricket, tennis, or snooker:this racket enables the player to impart more spin to the ball
  • [usually in singular] an uncontrolled fast revolving descent of an aircraft, resulting from a stall:he tried to stop the plane from going into a spin
  • Physics the intrinsic angular momentum of a subatomic particle.
  • 2 [in singular] informal a brief trip in a vehicle for pleasure:a spin around town
  • 3 [in singular] the presentation of information in a particular way; a slant, especially a favourable one:he tried to put a positive spin on the president’s campaign [mass noun]:he was sick and tired of the Government’s control freakery and spin
  • 4 [with adjective, in singular] Australian/NZ informal a piece of good or bad luck:Kevin had had a rough spin

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Universal
  • 1turn or whirl round quickly: [no object]:the girl spun round in alarm the rear wheels spun violently [with object]:he fiddled with the radio, spinning the dial
  • [no object] (of a person’s head) give a sensation of dizziness:the figures were enough to make her head spin
  • [with object] toss (a coin).
  • chiefly Cricket (with reference to a ball) move or cause to move through the air with a revolving motion: [no object]:the ball spun in viciously [with object]:they had to spin the ball wide
  • [with object] spin-dry (clothes).
  • [with object] play (a record): a disc jockey spins hits from the sixties
  • [with object] shape (sheet metal) by pressure applied during rotation on a lathe: (as adjective spun)spun metal components
  • 2 [with object] draw out and twist (the fibres of wool, cotton, or other material) to convert them into yarn, either by hand or with machinery:they spin wool into the yarn for weaving (as adjective spun)spun glass
  • make (threads) by drawing out and twisting fibres of wool, cotton, or other material:this method is used to spin filaments from syrups
  • (of a spider or a silkworm or other insect) produce (gossamer or silk) or construct (a web or cocoon) by extruding a fine viscous thread from a special gland.
  • 3 [with object] give (a news story) a particular emphasis or bias: ministers may now find it difficult to use the programme to spin stories in their favour
  • 4 [no object] fish with a spinner:they were spinning for salmon in the lake

spin one's wheels

North American informal waste one’s time or efforts.

spin a yarn

tell a long, far-fetched story.

spin something off

(of a parent company) turn a subsidiary into a new and separate company: the corporation announced plans to spin off its computer systems arm

spin out

North American (of a driver or car) lose control, especially in a skid: he oversteered on the correction, then lost it entirely and spun out

spin something out

  • 1make something last as long as possible:they tried to spin out the debate through their speeches and interventions
  • spend or occupy time aimlessly:Shane and Mary played games to spin out the afternoon
  • 2 (spin someone out) Cricket dismiss a batsman or side by spin bowling: by the time he retired, he had spun out 445 batsmen

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