spin
/spɪn/ verb B2- 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.
- To enter, or remain in, a spin (abnormal stalled flight mode).
- To 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.
- To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.
- To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch. · This pitch is usually preferred for spin than pace.
- To move sideways when bouncing. · Spinning the ball gave him figures of 7-48.
- To form into thin strips or ribbons, as with sugar.
He/she/it spins · Past spun · Past participle spun · -ing form spinning
Verb forms
- Base form
- spin
- He/she/it
- spins
- Past
- spun
- Past participle
- spun
- -ing form
- spinning
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Ten minutes after she pitched forward, then the other way, spun round and round, and then good-bye to the Pharaon.
With one blow of his paw he sent the Scarecrow spinning over and over to the edge of the road, and then he struck at the Tin Woodman with his sharp claws.
“Well, well,” said Holmes gleefully, “you have indeed done some solid work while I have been sitting spinning theories with my friend!
Then Rikki-tikki danced in a circle to get behind her, and Nagaina spun round to keep her head to his head, so that the rustle of her tail on the matting sounded like dry leaves blown along by the wind.
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