Meaning of Spin | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Rapid circular motion.
   countable, uncountable
2. Clipping of spinnaker.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
3. A special interest of an autistic person.
   slang
4. A state of confusion or disorientation.
   countable, uncountable
5. A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.
   countable, uncountable
6. A novel, creative variation of an existing thing or type; a twist.
   countable, uncountable
7. A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable
8. Rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces.
   countable, uncountable
9. A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing, and rolling in a spinning motion.
   countable, uncountable
10. 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 journal.
    countable, uncountable
11. A brief trip by vehicle, especially one made for pleasure.
    countable, uncountable
12. A bundle of spun material; a mass of strands and filaments.
    countable, uncountable
13. A single play of a record; especially, one broadcast by a radio station.
    countable, uncountable
14. A search of a prisoner's cell for forbidden articles.
    UK, countable, slang, uncountable
15. An unmarried woman; a spinster.
    countable, dated, uncountable
16. The use of an exercise bicycle, especially as part of a gym class.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The car went into a spin.”

“The skaters demonstrated their spins.”

“He put some spin on the cue ball.”

“My mind was in a spin.”

“The media has been having a field day not only with the usual tired homophobic innuendos (which one has come to expect) but with new spins on queer bashing that might even seem inventive if they were not so hateful.”

“spin doctor”

“Try to put a positive spin on the disappointing sales figures.”

“The politician was mocked in the press for his reliance on spin rather than facts.”

“He added: "We've always had spin, especially from Government. But this is not spin. This is dishonesty and so it's our rail media's urgent responsibility to call it out because non-specialist journalists across the country will report this and gradually these untruths will be accepted.”

“Over the course of Yaccarino’s tenure as CEO, she frequently had to put a positive spin on public relations disasters and Musk’s belligerent behavior.”

“I'm off out for a spin in my new sports car.”

“But she opened the door and said "Honey, take me for a spin." / So we drove up town just to get the tags / And I headed her right on down main drag / I could hear everybody laughin' for blocks around / But up there at the court house they didn't laugh / 'Cause to type it up it took the whole staff / And when they got through the title weighed sixty pounds.”

“Time is running out, so I renounce a spin on a Class 387 for a fast run to Paddington on another Class 800 - a shame as the weather was perfect for pictures. Even so, it's enjoyable - boy, can those trains shift under the wires.”

“She left him alone, and went to get Annie a spin of toffee.”

“Let's give this classic LP another spin.”

“Although the Loveless title showed the smallest increase in airplay in the top 10, its number of detections outpaced the nearest bulleted title by more than 350 spins.”

“Mr Weedon explains that this is a cell search - known by prisoners as a spin - and for obvious reasons it has to be carried out without any warning.”

“1893, Bithia Mary Croker, "To Let" in "To Let" etc., Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1906, p. 1, https://archive.org/details/toletcroker00crok Some years ago, when I was a slim young spin, I came out to India to live with my brother Tom […]”

““Frank!” Joe yelled. “Run the spin halyard to the cabin-top winch and pass me the free end!””

“berdly if your friends were homestuck characters who would they be. //sorry autism wants me dead, berdlys my fav character and hs is my spin. you will never heard the end of it from me”

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