Spin
/spɪn/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters
Definition of Spin
noun
- Rapid circular motion.
"He put some spin on the cue ball."
- A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.
- A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.
"The politician was mocked in the press for his reliance on spin rather than facts."
- Rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces.
- A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing and rolling in a spinning motion.
verb
- To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
"I spun myself around a few times."
- 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.
- (of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch.
- (of a ball) To move sideways when bouncing.
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