| VERB | motion | spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis |
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| motion | spin | stream in jets, of liquids / liquids | |
| motion | spin, whirl, birl, twirl | cause to spin | |
| creation | spin | make up a story | |
| creation | spin | form a web by making a thread | |
| contact | spin | work natural fibers into a thread | |
| communication | spin | twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation | |
| change | spin, spin out | prolong or extend | |
| NOUN | event | spin | a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile) |
| act | spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl | the act of rotating rapidly | |
| act | spin | a short / short drive in a car | |
| act | spin, tailspin | rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral | |
| act | spin | a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion) |
| Sounds | spih'n | |
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| Rhymes | Adrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn... | |
| Meaning | A swift whirling motion (usually of a missile). | |
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| Narrower | English, side | (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist |
| backspin | spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion | |
| topspin | Forward spin (usually of a moving ball) that is imparted by an upward stroke | |
| Broader | rotation, revolution, gyration | A single complete turn (axial or orbital) |
| Spanish | vuelta | |
| Meaning | The act of rotating rapidly. | |
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| Example | "he gave the crank a spin" | |
| Synonyms | twirl, twist, twisting, whirl | |
| Narrower | birling, logrolling | rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) |
| pirouette | (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet) | |
| Broader | rotation, rotary motion | The act of rotating as if on an axis |
| Spanish | giro | |
| Catalan | gir | |
| Verbs | spin | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis |
| spin | cause to spin | |
| Meaning | A short / short drive in a car. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he took the new car for a spin" | |
| Broader | drive, ride | A journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) |
| Meaning | rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral. | |
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| Synonym | tailspin | |
| Broader | acrobatics, aerobatics, stunting, stunt flying | The performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft |
| Spanish | caída en picado, giro | |
| Catalan | barrina | |
| Meaning | A distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story" | |
| Broader | rendition, rendering, interpretation | The act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance |
| Spanish | giro | |
| Meaning | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | The coins spin; These balls spin easily | |
| Synonyms | spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate | |
| Narrower | whirligig | whirl or spin like a whirligig |
| Broader | revolve, go around, rotate | turn on or around an axis or a center |
| Spanish | girar, narrar, rotar | |
| Catalan | arremolinar-se, arremolinar, fer girar, girar, narrar, rotar | |
| Nouns | spin | the act of rotating rapidly |
| spinner | fisherman's lure | |
| Meaning | stream in jets, of liquids / liquids. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Narrower | centrifuge, centrifugate | Rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids / liquids from the solids |
| Broader | stream, well out | Flow freely and abundantly |
| Spanish | girar | |
| Meaning | Cause to spin. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They spin the coin | |
| Example | "spin a coin" | |
| Synonyms | whirl, birl, twirl | |
| Broader | rotate, circumvolve | Cause to turn on an axis or center |
| Spanish | girar, hacer girar, rotar | |
| Catalan | arremolinar-se, arremolinar, fer girar, girar, rotar | |
| Nouns | spin | the act of rotating rapidly |
| spinner | board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game / game | |
| Meaning | make up a story. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "spin a yarn" | |
| Broader | fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent | make up something artificial or untrue |
| Spanish | hilvanar, narrar, urdir | |
| Catalan | narrar | |
| Meaning | form a web by making a thread. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "spiders spin a fine web" | |
| Entails | extrude, squeeze out | form or shape by forcing through an opening |
| Broader | create from raw material, create from raw stuff | make from scratch |
| Meaning | Work natural fibers into a thread. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "spin silk" | |
| Broader | twist, twine, distort | form into a spiral shape |
| Spanish | hilar | |
| Catalan | filar | |
| Nouns | spinner | someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads) |
| spinning | creating thread | |
| Meaning | Twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing" | |
| Narrower | sugarcoat | Cause to appear more pleasant or appealing |
| Broader | present, represent, lay out | bring forward and present to the mind |
| Spanish | narrar | |
| Catalan | narrar | |
| Meaning | prolong or extend. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "spin out a visit" | |
| Synonym | spin out | |
| Broader | prolong, protract, extend, draw out | lengthen in time |
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