A distinctive character or style: an innovative chef who puts a new spin on traditional fare.
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A distinctive point of view, emphasis, or interpretation: "Dryden . . . was adept at putting spin on an apparently neutral recital of facts” ( Robert M. Adams).
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A state of mental confusion.
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A swift whirling motion.
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Informal A short drive in a vehicle: took a spin in the new car.
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verb-transitive
Slang To play (a phonograph record or records), especially as a disc jockey.
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To cause to rotate swiftly; twirl.
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To draw out and twist (fibers) into thread.
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To form (a web or cocoon, for example) by extruding viscous filaments.
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To form (thread or yarn) in this manner.
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phrasal-verb
Spin off To derive (a company or product, for example) from something larger.
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Spin out To rotate out of control, as a skidding car leaving a roadway.
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verb-intransitive
To extrude viscous filaments, forming a web or cocoon.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To fish with a light rod, lure, and line and a reel with a stationary spool.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To make thread or yarn by drawing out and twisting fibers.
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To ride or drive rapidly.
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To rotate rapidly; whirl. See Synonyms at turn.
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verb
To draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread.
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To form a thread by extruding a viscous rapidly hardening fluid.
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To revolve rapidly.
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To feel as if in a whirl.
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To move swiftly especially on or as if on wheels or in a vehicle.
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