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spin

English

🔊 a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)
“the campaign put a favorable spin on the story”
🔊 a short drive in a car
“he took the new car for a spin”
🔊 the act of rotating rapidly
“he gave the crank a spin”
🔊 a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
🔊 rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
🔊 prolong or extend
“spin out a visit”
🔊 twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation
“The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing”
🔊 work natural fibers into a thread
“spin silk”
🔊 form a web by making a thread
“spiders spin a fine web”
🔊 make up a story
“spin a yarn”
🔊 revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
“The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy”
🔊 stream in jets, of liquids
“The creek spun its course through the woods”
🔊 cause to spin
“spin a coin”