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- [spin]
- /spɪn/
- /spɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spin]
- /spɪn/
Definitions of spin word
- verb with object spin to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels. 1
- verb with object spin to form (the fibers of any material) into thread or yarn: The machine spins nylon thread. 1
- verb with object spin (of spiders, silkworms, etc.) to produce (a thread, cobweb, gossamer, silk, etc.) by extruding from the body a long, slender filament of a natural viscous matter that hardens in the air. 1
- verb with object spin to cause to turn around rapidly, as on an axis; twirl; whirl: to spin a coin on a table. 1
- verb with object spin Informal. to play (phonograph records): a job spinning records on a radio show. 1
- verb with object spin Metalworking. to shape (sheet metal) into a hollow, rounded form by pressure from a tool while rotating the metal on a lathe or wheel. 1
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Origin of spin
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English spinnen to spin yarn, Old English spinnan; cognate with Dutch, German spinnen, Old Norse spinna, Gothic spinnan
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Spin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spin
verb spin
- allying — to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
- arcing — Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arcked — a simple past tense and past participle of arc.
- arcking — a present participle of arc.
- be-have — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
noun spin
- bias — Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing.
- boogie — When you boogie, you dance to fast pop music.
- bunny hop — a jump executed with the feet held tightly together and the knees bent
- caster — a person or thing that casts
- charleston — The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.
Top questions with spin
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