spin1 verbspin2 noun
spinspin1 /spɪn/ ●●● S3 verb (past tense and past participle spun /spʌn/, present participle spinning) 
WORD ORIGINspin1
Origin:
Old English spinnanVERB TABLE
spin
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | spin |
| he, she, it | spins | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | span, spun |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have spun |
| he, she, it | has spun | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had spun |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will spin |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have spun |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am spinning |
| he, she, it | is spinning | |
| you, we, they | are spinning | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was spinning |
| you, we, they | were spinning | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been spinning |
| he, she, it | has been spinning | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been spinning |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be spinning |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been spinning |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Spin the wheel of the bicycle to make sure that it is fastened correctly.
- He spun the dial on the padlock right, then left, then right again.
- I sat back and watched the ceiling fan spin above me.
- On the sidewalk, children took turns spinning a top.
- The boy was spinning around in his father's desk chair.
- The ice skater began to spin faster and faster.
- The village has a reputation for spinning fine wool yarn.
- The wheels where spinning in the mud, but the car wouldn't move.
- November 21 A whirlpool of mutual hatred With accelerating fury the Middle East's cycle of violence spins.
- They spun round undisturbed in front of the nuclear power stations for several hours.
- They simply spin a silken sling to attach themselves to a twig.
- We spin on an axis, or tilt, of about 23. 5 degrees from the sun.
- Witnesses recalled a clap of wood and the sight of Bailey plunging toward the ground, then his dangling body spinning hard.
THESAURUS
to move around a central or fixed point: · The wheels of the train began to turn.
(also go round British English) to turn around a central point. Go around is a little more informal than turn and is very common in everyday English: · When the fan goes around, the warm air is pushed back downwards.
to turn around and around a central point. Rotate and revolve are more formal than turn and sound more technical: · The Earth rotates on its axis once every twenty-four hours.· The stage revolves at various points during the performance.
to turn around many times very quickly: · The ice skater began to spin faster and faster.
to spin around extremely quickly, often in a powerful or uncontrolled way: · The blades of the helicopter whirled overhead.
to spin around quickly, especially as part of a dance or performance: · The couples were twirling around on the dance floor.
to move around quickly in a circular movement, especially when the movement goes outwards or upwards from the center: · Her white skirt swirled around her legs as she danced.· The leaves began to swirl around.
to move in a continuous curve that gets nearer to or further from its central point as it goes around: · The smoke spiralled toward the ceiling.
Longman Language Activatorto make something last longer to make something such as a feeling, process or activity last longer: · He asked her another question just to prolong the conversation.· Users turn to the drug in the belief that it prolongs and enhances sex.· It seems he's eager to prolong his trial for as long as possible.· A heart transplant might prolong his life for a few years.
to add extra time to something that had a limit on the amount of time it could last: · I'll have to ask the bank to extend the repayment time on my loan.· TV coverage of the match had to be extended when it went into extra time.· These cleaning devices are meant to extend the life of your cassettes.extend something to February/next year etc: · The current contract expires in December, but will be extended to February 2004.
to make a boring or unpleasant activity or piece of work last much longer than necessary, especially because you gain some advantage by doing this: drag something out: · There was really no need to drag the meeting out that long.drag out something: · The protests could actually drag out the proceedings.
British informal to deliberately make an activity last longer than necessary especially so that it fills the time available: spin something out: · Well, the lawyers always spin it out, don't they -- that's how they make their money!spin out something: · We were paid by the hour, so I spun out the work for as long as I could.
to make your money or food last as long as possible by spending or using it carefully: eke out something: · I pictured her trying to eke out her money to last to the end of the month.eke something out: · We watered down the wine so as to eke it out for the remainder of the evening.eke out a living/existence: · She eked out a miserable living as a washer woman.
to go around in circles if something turns , it moves around a fixed central point: · Slowly the wheels of the train began to turn.· I heard the door knob turning, and then Frank opened the door and tiptoed in.· As the propeller stopped turning, Grady ran up to the plane.
also go round British to move in a continuous circular movement: · When the fan goes around it forces the warm air back down.· The gear was going round, but it didn't seem to be catching on anything.
to turn around many times very quickly: · The ice skater began to spin faster and faster.· The wheels were spinning in the mud, but the car wouldn't move.spin aroundalso + round British: · The boy was spinning around in his father's desk chair.
to turn around and around a fixed point: · The Earth rotates on its axis once every twenty-four hours.· A disco ball revolved slowly over the empty dance floor.· The stage rotates giving the audience a constantly changing view.
also go/run/drive etc round in circles especially British to go, run, drive etc continuously or repeatedly around in a circular way: · The children went round in circles till the music stopped.· We were driving around in circles, weaving through the parking lot.
also go/run/drive etc round and round British to go around in circles many times: · Billy will sit and watch his train going round and round on its little track for hours.· The steers walked restlessly around and around their pen.
to spin around extremely quickly, often in an uncontrolled way: · The blades of the helicopter whirled powerfully overhead.whirl aroundalso + round British: · Flies whirled round the piles of sticky sweets.· Dust and sand were whirling around in the air, as the desert wind began to get stronger.
to move slowly upwards or downwards in a circular way around a central point, while also moving either in towards the centre or out from it: · Smoke spiralled upward from the chimney.· We watched the leaves spiral down from the trees in the cold autumn wind.
if water, dust, mist etc swirls , it keeps turning around quickly in a twisting, circular movement: · Dust swirled like smoke in the evening sunshine.swirl aroundalso round British: · Jessie's pale dress swirled round her slender ankles.· The wind swirling around the tree had blown all the snow away from its trunk.
if a bird or aircraft circles , it flies around above a particular place, waiting for something: · We all looked towards the sky where the vultures were circling.· The plane circled the runway several times before landing.circle overhead/above etc: · Helicopters circled overhead, trying to get pictures of the crime scene.
if someone twirls, they spin around very quickly, especially as part of a dance: · Rachel took her father's hand and twirled in and out under his arm.twirl around/about: · Half a dozen couples were twirling about to a waltz.
to make something turn in circles very quickly to make something turn around and around extremely quickly: · Spin the wheel of the bicycle to make sure that it is fastened correctly.· He spun the dial on the padlock right, then left, then right again.
to repeatedly make something turn in circles or spin around, especially with your fingers: · I've never been able to twirl a baton.· He picked up a pen and twirled it between his fingers.· The man, without answering, began to twirl the ends of his moustache.
to make something spin around in the air extremely quickly: · Whirl the ingredients in a blender at high speed for a minute.· The warriors approached, whirling their swords and spears in the air.
to turn your head or your body to turn your head or body so that you are looking in a different direction: · Campbell turned and walked out of the room.turn to: · "What do you think we should do?" she said, turning to her husband.turn to do something: · She heard the door opening and turned to see who was coming in.
also turn round British to turn your body so that you are looking in the opposite direction: · Ian, turn round and face the front!· I turned around quickly to see if anyone was following me.· "Does my dress look OK?" "Turn around and let me see the back."
to turn so that you are no longer facing someone, especially because you want to avoid them: · Alice turned away with tears in her eyes.· The scene was so sickening I had to turn away.turn away from: · She frowned and turned away from him without speaking.
to turn so that you are no longer facing someone, especially because you are angry or disappointed, or because you are deliberately ignoring them: · As soon as I turn my back, the children start to misbehave.turn your back on: · Don't turn your back on me - I'm talking to you!· She turned her back on him and began to walk away.
to turn your head in order to look at someone or in order to look away from someone: · She turned her head to avoid making eye contact with the beggar.· Whenever Suzie walks into a room all the men immediately turn their heads.
to quickly and suddenly turn, especially before walking away: · David angrily turned on his heel and marched towards the door.· When her ex-husband entered the room, she turned on her heel and left.
also swing round British to turn around suddenly and quickly, especially because you are angry or surprised: · He swung around at the sound of her voice and smiled at her.· I felt a hand on my shoulder and swung round quickly to find Chris standing behind me.
also spin round British to turn around very quickly, especially because you are angry or because something unexpected has suddenly happened: · The sudden crash made her spin round and look back down the passage.· Dobbs yelled back and spun around with clenched fists, ready to fight.
to turn around quickly as if you are fixed to a central point, or when you are sitting in a chair which can turn round: · Ralph swivelled in his chair and looked directly at Meg.swivel aroundalso + round British: · Mr Tench swivelled round in astonishment as the men burst through his office door.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Children often have a short attention span. The car spun out of control and hit a tree. He watched a spider spinning its web. The old captain would often spin (=tell) us a yarn about life aboard ship.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
Children often have a short attention span. (=the length of time that you are able to concentrate)· Young children have a short concentration span.
The car spun out of control and hit a tree. (=makes a network of threads)· A spider had spun a web between the bars of the gate.
He watched a spider spinning its web. (=turns around quickly, when the vehicle is not going along)· The rear wheels spun in the sand.
The old captain would often spin (=tell) us a yarn about life aboard ship.· She spun around to watch the coin splash, but it was too late.· She spun around on the porch and glared back at the open window.· On the far side of the street he spun around, starring into the distance to watch for cabs.· The stammering policeman spun around, tripped on the rusty pot, and all but crashed to the ground.· With a snarl, Fox spun around and slapped him, harder than necessary.· He stumbled, but before he could fall, he was spun around and Buck Leeper grabbed him by his lapel.· He puts it on his head and spins around in one motion.· Gao Ma spun around and climbed up on to the wall.
· Then the ball would drop quickly and spin away.· The walls of the room spun away from us and out into space.· But then the Triad thug was falling backward, the knife spinning away harmlessly through the air.· She spun away like a top.· He died for hours, shattering, fragmenting, spinning away over the tiles.· All of family life had spun away from me.· While it spun away, Clare had time to take in the appearance of the room.
· His face spun back in a whirlpool of anger.· I worked hard at the mission house, holding on to the labor to keep from spinning back into myself.
· PacTel spun off its wireless operations, into AirTouch Communications, in a much-debated move.· The company already spun off Case Corp., which makes agricultural and industrial equipment.· Axcelis entered the market July 11, spun off from Eaton Corp., a Cleveland manufacturing company.· As part of the corporate restructuring of the 1980s, May sold Caldor in 1989 and then spun off Venture in 1990.· I made it to the jeep but the earth was spinning off its axis.
· In a world increasingly spinning out of control he finds few, if any, heroes.· Meanwhile, we spun out and came to rest with the car still running.· Or else she could spin out the repair until it was too late and they had to get somebody else.· Perhaps the moon would spin out of its orbit and come crashing into the earth.· The huge variety of shapes is partly fashion and partly an attempt to avoid a phenomenon known as spin out.· But everything spun out of control.· Apart from the interest charges involved, the longer a defendant can spin out the negotiations the better.· Then I find them spun out.
· They spun round undisturbed in front of the nuclear power stations for several hours.· The others had spun round, and the short sticks they were holding had belched terrifying thunderclaps and flashes of bright flame.· Kicking down the side-rest as he jumped clear, he spun round in time to see Mariana slide down the bank.· She spun round as he strolled into view behind her.· Flight rather weak, but buoyant swimmers, like tiny gulls, often spinning round in circles and picking insects off surface.· The barrels are spun round and heavy firing pins ignite each charge in turn, unleashing a volley of shots.· She spun round and brought one heel down with tremendous force on to his outstretched hand.· Plummer spun round, almost dropping the bottle and his glass.
NOUN· He spins the ball well, and is very impressive indeed.· Or four men round the bat, off-spinners spinning the ball the other way.· He began to move, spinning quickly on the ball of his right foot.· At his best he does not spin the ball sharply, or get it to dip in, la Warne.
· Oscar Hansen has seen a lot of cars almost spin Out on the long turn and come up through his barbed wire.· Cheek said one driver had lost control of his car and spun out, rolling down an embankment, but was unhurt.· The car spun, the tires singing.
· In a world increasingly spinning out of control he finds few, if any, heroes.· But everything spun out of control.· The government called the plan dangerous, unconstitutional and liable to spin out of control.· Schuster -- is spinning out of control, driven by the mercurial ambitions of the 72-year-old Redstone.· Apparently, Marr had been driving with his wife when he spun out of control and smashed into a brick wall.· He was, he had to admit, spinning out of control and leaving the road.· There is also the danger that small, local agreements spin out of control as trade imbalances grow among their signatories.· Is the government allowing social spending to spin out of control beyond the means of the taxpayers?
· The Earth also spins, quickly enough to ensure that the nights are not too cold, nor the days too hot.· The collision caused the earth to spin, giving us day and night.· Time is infinite - the earth spins on.· The Earth spins on an axis, creating north and south poles.· I made it to the jeep but the earth was spinning off its axis.
· I laid there for a second, and when I tried to get up, my head was just spinning.· Tug caught his breath and his head spun.· Women carne into his office and laid out narratives that left his head spinning.· My shirt is soaked through, my head is spinning.· I was pouring with sweat, and my head was spinning.· He puts it on his head and spins around in one motion.· She rested, her head spinning.
· Then he spun on his heel and stalked off round the side of the cart.· John spun on his heel and ran back to the banister, his fist closing on empty air behind the moving figure.· Duvall was jerked away from Jimmy, spinning on his heels so that he was facing the office door again.
· Tenneco plans to spin off its shipbuilding unit by issuing separately traded shares in a new shipbuilding company to Tenneco shareholders.
· Sarah felt as if the room was spinning round, fearing that everyone would glance in her direction.· The walls of the room spun away from us and out into space.· She is said to be bricked up in her room, spinning her hand loom for all eternity.· I remember staggering to bed, but the room continued to spin, leaving me nauseated and frightened.· He was deadly pale, and he felt the room spinning round him.· I could see the room beginning to spin as though I had had a dreadful shock or a moment of unbearable fear.· During my stay with Gandhi in 1946, I entered his room while he was spinning.
· Joe was in top form, spinning stories, issuing pronunciamentos, dropping withering quips at every opportunity.
· But Riva still spins her tales, for Rainbow's ears alone.
· He should have read the writing on the machine they gave him to spin the golden thread.· They were three, Clotho, the Spinner, who spun the thread of life.· These were similar to miniature flywheels and added extra momentum while spinning the thread.· The daughters of the night, they were Clotho, who spun the thread of life.· One spun the thread of life, the second measured it and the third cut it.
· Obviously, any knock could send her mind spinning like a top.· Inside a yellow barn set in rolling green hills, 10 Sufis spin like synchronized tops across the wooden floor.· Sandro Botticelli s chart of hell is like a mushroom cloud or a child s spinning top.· She spun away like a top.· And that little boy spun around like a top.· He spun tops and played with rubber balloons.
· Tenneco plans to spin off its shipbuilding unit by issuing separately traded shares in a new shipbuilding company to Tenneco shareholders.
· Tiny, beautiful spiders, infused with an inner light, spinning their vast webs across the endless darkness.· And when they could, they bought me what I needed to spin my web.· Campbell was arrogant and weak and he spun a web of desperate lies around himself and both women.· He hid in an abandoned dwelling, where a spider spun its web across the entrance, fooling the mob.· He spun his web and ran there and here in scummy clothes with bloodshot eyeballs.
· Cesar threw half a dozen steering wheels, spinning like quoits, and then the saddle.· The great moment comes while the wheel is spinning, and he does not yet know the outcome.· There is also a slippage control which automatically cuts power if the wheels begin to spin under harsh acceleration.· Dan lay on his back in the grass with his bike alongside him, wheels still spinning.· The rear wheels of the Fiesta spun, trying to gain purchase in the sucking ooze.· They also like to up-end push and pull toys for imaginary mending, and wheels can be spun at different speeds.· In the distance, ponies in long-shafted light chariots trotted at a spanking pace, the wheels spinning around.
· Corso is no dope, and he spins a fascinating yarn.· In wintertime the spinners gathered together in their cottages to spin and knit the yarn.· Our women spun fine yarns in their own cottages, and supplemented the earnings of their husbands....· It may be a contradiction in textile terms but these weavers spin a good yarn.· She liked to spin yarn, sing, and dance.· He could spin a yarn, and you had to take what he said with a pinch of salt.· The extra strength of synthetic fibre allows Evergreen to spin finer yarns with efficiency.
VERB· As he glanced up, the green canopy began to spin.· When Frank began to spin me around, I spun on.· Medoc had begun to spin the Draoicht Suan, the ancient and powerful Enchantment of Slumber.· There is also a slippage control which automatically cuts power if the wheels begin to spin under harsh acceleration.· Stories can be begun from scratch or spun off samples.· The aircraft began spinning to the right and crashed on the roadway, receiving substantial damage.· I could feel my head begin to spin.
· It performed a Velcro impersonation, sending me spinning right back down to the pitch below.· Obviously, any knock could send her mind spinning like a top.
· By her own testimony she exited when it started spinning out of control.· I moved the bum leg then, limped toward the door, and I started to spin.· So pull on those thinking caps, get the vinyl out of the closet and start spinning those records.· Stevie would start spinning stuff out of whole cloth to Bill, and before long, the whole camp would fall silent.· Near as we can tell, it was Boyd himself who started spinning that scenario.
· Note how this time the glider has a very pronounced inner wing-drop at the stall and tries to spin.· You then sweep hard into the pad and try to spin your partner without leaning forwards or over-committing yourself.· Sarella tried to spin from his grasp, and he let her go as if surprised to see her move so quickly.
· She flung the fragment of saucer as far as she could, watching it spinning against the sky.· Sensing she was being watched, she spun round to face the doorway, the Beretta gripped tightly at arm's length.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► spin something ↔ out► spin something ↔ outPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1turn around [intransitive, transitive] to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this: - I felt like I was just spinning my wheels trying to make him understand.
- And so you stay stuck, spinning your wheels, and getting angry or depressed.
- At the heart of all of the basic questions about normality we shall find we are spinning our wheels.
- My shirt is soaked through, my head is spinning.
- He could spin a yarn, and you had to take what he said with a pinch of salt.
- Joe was in top form, spinning stories, issuing pronunciamentos, dropping withering quips at every opportunity.
- She liked to spin yarn, sing, and dance.
- Seifert turned on his heels and stomped away in anger.
- Cooper turned on his heels and walked away.
- He turned on his heel and went into the dining room.
- I turned on my heel and left the room.
- She turned on her heel and vanished into the murk.
- Suddenly, the boar had been faced with a cliff too steep to climb and had turned on its heel.
- Then she turned on her heel and we marched back down the hall.
- Then, without a word, he turned on his heel and left the room.
- And then the Alouette was spinning like a top and curving off over the Aegean.
- Obviously, any knock could send her mind spinning like a top.
The plane’s propellers were spinning.spin (something/somebody) around She grabbed Norm’s arm and spun him around to face her.2somebody’s head is spinning (also the room is spinning) if your head or the room is spinning, you feel as if you might faint (=become unconscious) because you are shocked, excited, or drunk: I was pouring with sweat, and my head was spinning. The room started to spin.3situation/information [transitive] to describe a situation or information in a way that is intended to influence the way people think about it – used especially about what politicians or business people do: Supporters attempted to spin the bill’s defeat to their advantage.4spin a tale/story/yarn to tell a story, especially using a lot of imagination: She spun a story about a trip to Athens to meet one of the authors.5wool/cotton [intransitive, transitive] to make cotton, wool etc into thread by twisting it6drive [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] written to drive or travel quickly SYN speedspin past/along etc Barbara spun past in her new sports car.7spin your wheels American English to continue trying to do something without having any success: I felt like I was just spinning my wheels trying to make him understand.8wet clothes [transitive] British English to get water out of clothes using a machine after you have washed them9insect [transitive] if a spider or insect spins a web or cocoon, it produces thread to make itspin off phrasal verb to make part of a company into a separate and partly independent company, or to become a separate companyspin something ↔ off At the time of the merger, Loral spun off its space divisions into a separate firm.spin off from Lucent spun off from AT&T several years ago. → spin-off(2)spin out phrasal verb1 spin something ↔ out British English to make something continue for longer than is necessary SYN drag out: I’m paid by the hour, so I spin the work out as long as I can.2spin something ↔ out British English to use money, food etc as carefully and slowly as possible, because you do not have very much of itspin out over I’ve only got £10 left, so we’ll have to spin it out over the whole week.3American English if a car spins out, the driver loses control of it and the car spins aroundspin1 verbspin2 noun
spinspin2 noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Bicycle riders performed dangerous spins and flips off ramps and curved walls.
- He made a quick spin to avoid the oncoming player.
- the spin of a propeller
- The senator was determined to put a positive spin on the affair.
- What we would like to see is more realistic policies and less Labour Party spin.
- Whatever spin the government tries to put on it, this can be seen as nothing less that a massive defeat.
- A win will prove them wrong and put a whole new spin on this season.
- For the moment just note that electron spin provides a second example of a two-dimensional state vector space in quantum mechanics.
- Nixon lived long enough after his Watergate humiliation to put his own revisionist spin on his history.
- Once again his weakness against spin was exposed when Bandara bowled him with a leg-break.
- The tundras will drag you into a spin.
Longman Language Activatorthe use of film, newspapers etc to persuade people
the clever use of newspapers, film, television etc in order to persuade the public to accept particular political ideas, often by giving incomplete or false information: · I object when political propaganda is pushed through my letter box at election times.
when someone, especially a government, political party etc, gives information in a way that is intended to persuade people that they, their ideas, their plans etc are good: · What we would like to see is more realistic policies and less Labour Party spin.put a spin on something: · Whatever spin the government tries to put on it, this can be seen as nothing less than a massive defeat.· The senator was determined to put a positive spin on the affair.
a turning movement the circular movement that a person or object makes when turning something or being turned: · She can do a 360-degree turn on water skis.· Loosen the screw one complete turn in order to release the valve.turn of: · With three swift turns of the wheel, he steered the boat away from the rocks.
one complete circular movement around a fixed or central point - use this in technical contexts: · The shaft spins at 950 revolutions per minute.· The planet rotates in the same direction as its revolution around the sun.
a very fast turn that is repeated many times: · He made a quick spin to avoid the oncoming player.spin of: · the spin of a propeller
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Let’s go for a spin in the country. Do you want to take my car for a spin? They tried to put a positive spin on the sales figures.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Children often have a short attention span. The car spun out of control and hit a tree. He watched a spider spinning its web. The old captain would often spin (=tell) us a yarn about life aboard ship.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
Let’s go for a spin in the country. Do you want to take my car for a spin? They tried to put a positive spin on the sales figures. Children often have a short attention span. (=the length of time that you are able to concentrate)· Young children have a short concentration span.
The car spun out of control and hit a tree. (=makes a network of threads)· A spider had spun a web between the bars of the gate.
He watched a spider spinning its web. (=turns around quickly, when the vehicle is not going along)· The rear wheels spun in the sand.
The old captain would often spin (=tell) us a yarn about life aboard ship.· He puts a good spin on things.· Morris immediately began putting the best possible spin on his predicament.· Instead, outside Tufnell and Emburey, he forms with Jeremy Batty the best spin partnership in county cricket.
· Just to dream of their stimulating discussions was enough to make his head spin.· Hope was making my head spin.· The figures were enough to make her head spin.
· Some have been due to the aircraft getting into a new mode of spin, but others have been due to poor recovery techniques.· A win will prove them wrong and put a whole new spin on this season.· Lively in flavor but quick to prepare, this chicken dish gives a new spin to the traditional grilled fare.
· There could be a positive spin to it because now you can keep an eye on Hurley for us.
· Borg himself revolutionised the game with his two-handed backhand and top spin from either side.· As a young player I look for subtlety and skill, not big top spin shots all the time.· The position of left hand imparts top spin to ball.
NOUN· Its distance from the planet's spin axis must therefore be decreasing.· Radar observations have also shown that the inclination of the spin axis is less than 3°.· This shows the simple case of a spin axis which is perpendicular to the line of sight.
· The visitors made 91-9 and Newtown spin bowler Keith Harding took 7 wickets for 41.· A nimble slip fielder and occasional spin bowler, he played for Suffolk in 1938 and 1939 after leaving Hampshire.· Throughout the 1930s he emerged as one of the classic left-hand spin bowlers of all time.
· So far, that spin control does not seem to have succeeded.
· It will take a masterly spin doctor to conjure upbeat images from a bleak Kansas youth.· They can stop hiring self-promoting celebrity spin doctors.· The election was won despite the spin doctors.· For months, the spin doctors relied on the training imparted at such teaching hospitals as the Downing Street Policy Unit.· The prime minister's spin doctors paid great attention to women's magazines during the run-up to the poll.· Late Victorian spin doctors fretted about the contempt in which the throne was held.· At 46 he's now director of corporate communications at Whitbread's Brewery what others might call a spin doctor.
· This is a consequence of electron spin.· Increasingly U-series dates are being used in conjunction with electron spin resonance dates using the same materials.· For the moment just note that electron spin provides a second example of a two-dimensional state vector space in quantum mechanics.· The rules can be divided into those concerned with electron spin and those related to orbital properties.
VERB· This means that their spins are guaranteed to cancel each other out to give a total spin of zero.· Some readers may give them a moralistic spin, arguing that they prove something essential about gay men or homosexuality or promiscuity.· He is acknowledging things we already know, and giving them his own spin, rather than letting us in on secrets.· Lively in flavor but quick to prepare, this chicken dish gives a new spin to the traditional grilled fare.
· At four hundred feet he hadn't enough altitude from which he could recover if he went into a spin.· After decent dousing on Splash Mountain, need to go into spin cycle to dry off.· Just one stroke of his quivering oar and the skin of the Thames goes into a spin, eh?· They show what happens when an economy goes into a downward spin.· She, in all her finery, and Levine went up for a spin in a Ford trimotor.· They went into a spin, wheeling head over heels about their warm, wet mutual centre.· It happened so fast that her mind went into a spin, and she reeled dizzily, her gaze unfocused.
· Just to dream of their stimulating discussions was enough to make his head spin.· But topping the sandwich off with enough shredded lettuce to make Cesar Chavez spin in his grave is not.· The fiery stuff made me gag, and the music made my head spin.· Ask them how the marbles could be used to make the book spin.· Hope was making my head spin.· The figures were enough to make her head spin.
· He puts a good spin on things.· Nixon lived long enough after his Watergate humiliation to put his own revisionist spin on his history.· A win will prove them wrong and put a whole new spin on this season.· Washington was also eager to put its own spin on the news it was imparting.· Rule No. 1 of scandal hunting is that you must not put an obviously partisan spin on things.· Morris immediately began putting the best possible spin on his predicament.· Another liberty Webster extended to himself was putting his own spin on definitions.· They sat in ragged groups at their foxholes, some of them silent, others putting moral spin on the day.
· It will take a masterly spin doctor to conjure upbeat images from a bleak Kansas youth.· That would take a spin rate sufficient to shorten the day to something like 2 hours.· Car joy: Prince Charles presented a £54,000 hi-tech van to disabled man who then took him for a spin.· She was obviously impatient to be taken out for a spin even though there was hardly puff enough to stir her anemometer.· As long as your pet is under control you're welcome to take a spin round the store.· I'd like to take it for a spin.· He woke at tea time and took Lily for a spin in the car.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1turning [countable] an act of turning around quickly: - After decent dousing on Splash Mountain, need to go into spin cycle to dry off.
- At four hundred feet he hadn't enough altitude from which he could recover if he went into a spin.
- But Yoyo, just frozen in a spin, happens to look up and see him.
- EuroDisney, ahead of Thursday's figures, was in a spin.
- Incidentally, if an aircraft is very difficult to get into a spin, it also may be very difficult to recover.
- The tundras will drag you into a spin.
- He should have read the writing on the machine they gave him to spin the golden thread.
- Lively in flavor but quick to prepare, this chicken dish gives a new spin to the traditional grilled fare.
- This means that their spins are guaranteed to cancel each other out to give a total spin of zero.
- Seifert turned on his heels and stomped away in anger.
- Cooper turned on his heels and walked away.
- He turned on his heel and went into the dining room.
- I turned on my heel and left the room.
- She turned on her heel and vanished into the murk.
- Suddenly, the boar had been faced with a cliff too steep to climb and had turned on its heel.
- Then she turned on her heel and we marched back down the hall.
- Then, without a word, he turned on his heel and left the room.
- And then the Alouette was spinning like a top and curving off over the Aegean.
- Obviously, any knock could send her mind spinning like a top.
the Earth’s spin The Russian skater finished her routine with a series of spins.2car [singular] informal a short trip in a car for pleasure SYN drive: Let’s go for a spin in the country. Do you want to take my car for a spin?3ball [uncountable] if you put spin on a ball in a game such as tennis or cricket, you deliberately make the ball turn very quickly so that it is difficult for your opponent to hit4information [singular, uncountable] the way someone, especially a politician or business person, talks about information or a situation, especially in order to influence the way people think about it: They tried to put a positive spin on the sales figures. → spin doctor5aircraft [singular] if an aircraft goes into a spin, it falls suddenly, turning around and around6in/into a (flat) spin if you are in a spin, you are very confused and anxious: The sudden fall on the stock market sent brokers into a spin.7wet clothes give something a spin British English to turn clothes around very fast in a machine to remove water from them- conservation
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