spin

To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.

“I spun myself around a few times.”

“Spin the ball on the floor.”

aviationof an aircraftTo enter, or remain in, a spin (abnormal stalled flight mode).

aviationof a pilotTo cause one's aircraft to enter or remain in a spin (abnormal stalled flight mode).

To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together.

“They spin the cotton into thread.”

figurativeTo present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.

cricketof a bowlerTo make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch.

cricketof a ballTo move sideways when bouncing.

cookingTo form into thin strips or ribbons, as with sugar

To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, etc.) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; said of the spider, the silkworm, etc.

To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe.

To move swiftly.

“to spin along the road in a carriage, on a bicycle, etc.”

To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet.

“Blood spins from a vein.”

computingprogrammingTo wait in a loop until some condition becomes true.

informalTo play (vinyl records, etc.) as a disc jockey.

Rapid circular motion.

“The car went into a spin.”

“The skaters demonstrated their spins.”

physicsA quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.

A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.

“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.”

sportsRotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces.

aviationA condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing, and rolling in a spinning motion.

mechanical engineeringAn 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.

A brief trip by vehicle, especially one made for pleasure.

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

A bundle of spun material; a mass of strands and filaments.

A single play of a record by a radio station.

UKprison slangA search of a prisoner's cell for forbidden articles.

The use of an exercise bicycle, especially as part of a gym class.

nauticalShort for spinnaker.

informalused among autistic peopleSpecial interest of an autistic person.

A swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)