spin a story

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• spin — spin1 [ spın ] (past tense and past participle spun [ spʌn ] ) verb ** ▸ 1 turn around quickly ▸ 2 feel confused/sick ▸ 3 present something certain way ▸ 4 go quickly by vehicle ▸ 5 make thread ▸ 6 tell story in exciting way ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• spin — I UK [spɪn] / US verb Word forms spin : present tense I/you/we/they spin he/she/it spins present participle spinning past tense spun UK [spʌn] / US past participle spun ** 1) [intransitive] to turn round and round quickly The Earth spins on its… …   English dictionary

• spin — 1 past tense and past participle spun verb 1 TURN AROUND (I, T) to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this: The ice skater was spinning faster and faster. | spin the roulette wheel | spin (sth/sb) around: Liz spun around …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Spin 1038 — is an Independent Local Radio station in Dublin, Ireland. It is owned by Denis O Brien s Communicorp group and broadcasts under a sound broadcasting contract with the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. Despite their name, they do not broadcast… …   Wikipedia

• Spin South West — is an Irish radio station broadcasting from Raheen in Limerick City in the province of Munster. It launched on 23 July 2007, and holds an Independent Regional Radio contract from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to broadcast to County Kerry …   Wikipedia

• Spin — (sp[i^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spun}(Archaic imp. {Span}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spinning}.] [AS. spinnan; akin to D. & G. spinnen, Icel. & Sw. spinna, Dan. spinde, Goth. spinnan, and probably to E. span. [root]170. Cf. {Span}, v. t., {Spider}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spin (physique) — Spin Pour les articles homonymes, voir Spin (homonymie). Le spin est une propriété quantique intrinsèque associée à chaque particule, qui est caractéristique de la nature de la particule, au même titre que sa masse et sa charge électrique. Comme… …   Wikipédia en Français

• spin — [spin] vt. spun, spinning [ME spinnen < OE spinnan, akin to Ger spinnen < IE base * (s)pen(d) , to pull, draw, spin > Lith spéndžiu, to lay a snare & (prob.) L pendere, to hang] 1. a) to draw out and twist fibers of (wool, cotton, etc.)… …   English World dictionary

• spin a yarn — To tell a story • • • Main Entry: ↑spin * * * I tell a long, far fetched story II see spin …   Useful english dictionary

• spin — ► VERB (spinning; past and past part. spun) 1) turn round quickly. 2) (of a person s head) give a sensation of dizziness. 3) (with reference to a ball) move through the air with a revolving motion. 4) draw out and twist (the fibres of wool,… …   English terms dictionary

• spin —    Spin is a term which originated in the United States and derives from the spin applied by baseball pitchers to make the ball go in a particular direction. First applied to politics in the late 1970s, it refers to the attempt to give a… …   Glossary of UK Government and Politics