0 to (cause to) turn around and around, especially fast:
1 to make thread by twisting fibres , or to produce something using thread:
2 to tell a story, either to deceive someone or for entertainment:
3 (of a vehicle) to move quickly, or to move quickly in a vehicle:
4 the movement of something turning round very quickly:
I hit something on the road, which sent the car into a spin.
Suddenly, the plane went into a spin.
These clothes need another spin (= to be turned round very fast in a machine to get water out of them) - they're still very wet.
She put a lot of spin on the ball (= threw or hit it in a way that made it spin).
5 a way of describing an idea or situation that makes it seem better than it really is, especially in politics:
6 a short journey in a car for pleasure:
Rupert took me for a spin in his new car.
7 to turn around and around, or to cause something or someone to turn:
8 to make thread by twisting fibers, or to produce something using thread:
9 a particular way of representing an event or situation to the public so that it will be understood in a way that you want it to be understood:
They tried to put a positive/negative spin on the story (= They tried to make it seem better or worse), but nobody was fooled.
To understand spin, he said, is to understand that you get your story told without getting your fingerprints on it.
10 a short trip taken for pleasure, usually in a car:
We went for a spin in Bill’s new car.
However, immortality does not come easy on this spinning earth.
They also like to up-end push and pull toys for imaginary mending, and wheels can be spun at different speeds.
In spinning the position by 1913 had become truly remarkable.
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