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Word: spin (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • cricket Describing a spin bowler, or his style of bowling.

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Noun:

  • A brief trip by vehicle.
  • A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing and rolling in a spinning motion.
  • A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.
  • Circular motion.
  • cricket Rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces.
  • physics A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.
  • The state of rotation.

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Verb:

  • cricket|of a ball To move sideways when bouncing.
  • cricket|of a bowler To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch.
  • To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.
  • intransitive|reflexive To rotate quickly; to revolve quickly.
  • intransitive|reflexive ''(with around)'' To partially or completely rotate, including to face the opposite direction.
  • transitive To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together.

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