spin
🇺🇸
/spɪn/
🇬🇧
/spɪn/
verb
C1
to turn around quickly many times
The top will spin when you twist it.
C1
to turn around quickly one time
She did a quick spin to face me.
R
to make thread by twisting fibers
She used a wheel to spin wool into yarn.
R
to make silk thread to form a cocoon
The silkworm will spin a cocoon around itself.
R
to move quickly on wheels
The car began to spin on the icy road.
R
to remove water from wet clothes in a machine
The washing machine will spin the clothes to dry them.
R
to present information in a favorable way
The company tried to spin the bad news as something positive.
noun
C1
a fast turning movement
The wheel made one full spin before stopping.
R
when an aircraft falls while turning
The plane went into a dangerous spin during the storm.
R
a short drive for fun
Let's take the car for a spin around the block.
R
the turning movement of a ball when thrown or hit
The pitcher put a lot of spin on the baseball.
R
a favorable way of presenting information
The news report had a positive spin on the story.
translation
to turn around quickly many times; to turn around quickly one time; to make thread by twisting fibers; to make silk thread to form a cocoon; to move quickly on wheels; to remove water from wet clothes in a machine; to present information in a favorable way
a fast turning movement; when an aircraft falls while turning; a short drive for fun; the turning movement of a ball when thrown or hit; a favorable way of presenting information
Word Forms
3rd Present
spins
Progressive
spinning
Past
spun
Perfect
spun
Plural
spins