spin
/spɪn/
Circular motion, usually rapid; A state of confusion or disorientation; A novel, creative variation of an existing thing or type; a twist
- plural
- spins
Meanings
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Circular motion, usually rapid
After dinner, we took a spin around town in my car.
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
What makes the earth spin?
Tatoeba · AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR
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A state of confusion or disorientation
- 3
A novel, creative variation of an existing thing or type; a twist
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Rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces
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A brief trip by vehicle, especially one made for pleasure
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A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic momentrare
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A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situationrare
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A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing, and rolling in a spinning motionrare
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An abnormal condition in journal bearings where the bearing seizes to the rotating shaft and rotates inside the journal, destroying both the shaft and the journalrare
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A bundle of spun material; a mass of strands and filamentsrare