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tailspin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl, spin out, spin around, reel, gyrate, birl Definition: a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story";rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral;a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin";the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting";a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile);prolong or extend; "spin out a visit";twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The President''s spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrasing";work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk";form a web by making a thread; "spiders spin a fine web";make up a story; "spin a yarn";revolve quickly and repeatedly around one''s own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy";cause to spin; "spin a coin";stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course through the woods";
Hyponyms: pirouette, birling, logrolling, backspin, English, side, topspin, sugarcoat, whirligig, centrifuge, centrifugate Entailments: extrude, squeeze out Derivational Morphology:
spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate, birl, twirl, wrench, twist, swirl, twiddle, spinner, spinster, thread maker, spinning, rotation, revolution, gyration, whirling, vortex, convolution, twisting, whirling dervish, whirler, baton twirler, twirler Anagrams:
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