1. to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels.
2. to form (the fibers of any material) into thread or yarn: The machine spins nylon thread.
3. (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.
4. to cause to turn around rapidly, as on an axis; twirl; whirl: to spin a coin on a table.
5. to play (phonograph records): a job spinning records on a radio show.
6. to shape (sheet metal) into a hollow, rounded form by pressure from a tool while rotating the metal on a lathe or wheel.
7. to produce, fabricate, or evolve in a manner suggestive of spinning thread: to spin a tale of sailing ships and bygone days.
8. to cause intentionally (a rocket or guided missile) to undergo a roll.
9. to draw out, protract, or prolong (often followed by out): He spun the project out for over three years.
10. to flunk a student in an examination or a term's work.
11. to cause to have a particular bias; influence in a certain direction: His assignment was to spin the reporters after the president's speech.

12. to revolve or rotate rapidly, as the earth or a top.
13. to produce a thread from the body, as spiders or silkworms.
14. to produce yarn or thread by spinning.
15. to move, go, run, ride, or travel rapidly.
16. to have a sensation of whirling; reel: My head began to spin and I fainted.
17. to fish with a spinning or revolving bait.

18. the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
19. a spinning motion given to a ball, wheel, axle, or other object.
20. a downward movement or trend, especially one that is sudden, alarming, etc.: Steel prices went into a spin.
21. a rapid run, ride, drive, or the like, as for exercise or enjoyment: They went for a spin in the car.
22. a particular viewpoint or bias, especially in the media; slant: They tried to put a favorable spin on the news coverage of the controversial speech.
23. a maneuver in which an airplane descends in a vertical direction along a helical path of large pitch and small radius at an angle of attack greater than the critical angle, dangerous when not done intentionally or under control.
24. Rocketry.
• the act of intentionally causing a rocket or guided missile to undergo a roll.
• a roll so caused.
25. the intrinsic angular momentum characterizing each kind of elementary particle, having one of the values 0, 1/2, 1/3, … when measured in units of Planck's constant divided by 2π.
26. a run of luck; fate.

27. spin off,
• to create something new, as a company or assets, without detracting from or affecting the relative size or stability of the original: After the acquisition, the company was required to spin off about a third of its assets.
• to derive from or base on something done previously: They took the character of the maid and spun off another TV series.

28. wheel (def. 27).
29. (of an automobile) to undergo a spinout.

1. to rotate or cause to rotate rapidly, as on an axis
• to draw out and twist (natural fibres, as of silk or cotton) into a long continuous thread
• to make such a thread or filament from (synthetic resins, etc), usually by forcing through a nozzle
3. (of spiders, silkworms, etc) to form (webs, cocoons, etc) from a silky fibre exuded from the body
4. to shape (metal) into a rounded form on a lathe
5. to tell (a tale, story, etc) by drawing it out at great length (esp in the phrase spin a yarn)
6. to bowl, pitch, hit, or kick (a ball) so that it rotates in the air and changes direction or speed on bouncing, or (of a ball) to be projected in this way
7. (of wheels) to revolve rapidly without causing propulsion
8. to cause (an aircraft) to dive in a spiral descent or (of an aircraft) to dive in a spiral descent
9. to drive or travel swiftly
10. to rotate (clothes) in a washing machine in order to extract surplus water
11. to reel or grow dizzy, as from turning around
12. to fish by drawing a revolving lure through the water
13. to present news or information in a way that creates a favourable impression

14. a swift rotating motion; instance of spinning
15. physics
• the intrinsic angular momentum of an elementary particle or atomic nucleus, as distinguished from any angular momentum resulting from its motion
• a quantum number determining values of this angular momentum in units of the Dirac constant, having integral or half-integral values
16. a condition of loss of control of an aircraft or an intentional flight manoeuvre in which the aircraft performs a continuous spiral descent because the angle of maximum lift is less than the angle of incidence
17. a spinning motion imparted to a ball, etc
18. (in skating) any of various movements involving spinning rapidly on the spot
19. a short or fast drive, ride, etc, esp in a car, for pleasure
20. a state of agitation or confusion
21. a period of time or an experience; chance or luck; fortune
22. a sudden downward trend in prices, values, etc
23. the practice of presenting news or information in a way that creates a favourable impression
24. one after another

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