spin

1. Circular motion, usually rapid. (countable, uncountable) · The car went into a spin.· The skaters demonstrated their spins.
2. A state of confusion or disorientation. (countable, uncountable) · My mind was in a spin.
3. A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment. (countable, uncountable)
4. A novel, creative variation of an existing thing or type; a twist. (countable, uncountable)
5. A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) · spin doctor· Try to put a positive spin on the disappointing sales figures.
6. Rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces. (countable, uncountable)
7. A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing, and rolling in a spinning motion. (countable, uncountable)
8. 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)

Plural spins