spin

verb
[L2375]

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Derivations espín

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • simple present : spin
  • simple present, singular, third person : spins
  • simple past : spun
  • present participle : spinning
  • past participle : spun

Senses

  • method of turning fiber into yarn or thread

    • the lassie said she was good to spin a pound of flax in four-and-twenty hours

  • to rotate
  • tell tales, biased presentation
  • create through spinning

spin

noun
[L2374]

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Derivations スピン

Forms

  • singular : spin
  • plural : spins

Senses

  • intrinsic form of angular momentum as a property of quantum particles
  • form of propaganda in public relations
  • element in competitve figure skating
  • in billiards, rotational motion applied to the ball by the tip of the cue
  • tell tales, biased presentation