spin | meaning in the Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

Meaning of spin in Essential American English Dictionary

spin

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/spɪn/
 
present participle spinning | past tense and past participle spun
If something spins or you spin something, it turns around and around quickly:
The car spun across the road.
to make thread by twisting together cotton, wool, etc.

(Definition of spin from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of spin

in Chinese (Traditional)
旋轉, (使)(尤指快速)旋轉, 紡線…
in Chinese (Simplified)
旋转, (使)(尤指快速)旋转, 纺线…
in Spanish
dar vueltas (a), hilar, girar…
in Portuguese
girar, rodar, fiar…
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くるくる回る(回す), 回転する(させる), (糸を)紡ぐ…
dönmek, döndürmek, (yün…
faire tourner, tisser, filer…
giravoltar, (fer) girar, filar…
يَدور حَوْل نَفْسِه, يَغْزِل…
(o)točit (se), příst, otáčení…
snurre rundt, dreje rundt, spinde…
memutar, memintal, putaran…
หมุน, กรอ, การปั่น…
quay tròn, xe chỉ, xe tơ…
obracać (się), prząść, obrót…
memusing, memintal, berpusing-pusing…
herumwirbeln, spinnen, der Drall…
spinne, snurre rundt, vinkle…
돌다, 회전하다, 실을 잣다…
крутити(ся), вертіти(ся), прясти…
ruotare vorticosamente, far ruotare, filare (lana…
крутить(ся), вертеть(ся), прясть…
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