Synonyms for SPIN
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1. spinnoun

   a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)

   Synonyms:
   whirl, twist, twisting, tailspin, twirl

2. spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirlnoun

   the act of rotating rapidly

   "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"

   Synonyms:
   spin, bend, whirl, swirl, wind, twist, straining, convolution, tailspin, kink, braid, offer, wrench, crook, turn of events, tress, pull, winding, plait, vortex, go, crack, pass, construction, device, commotion, twirl, fling, torture, distortion, gimmick, turn, twisting, overrefinement, eddy

3. spinnoun

   a short drive in a car

   "he took the new car for a spin"

   Synonyms:
   whirl, twist, twisting, tailspin, twirl

4. tailspin, spinnoun

   rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral

   Synonyms:
   whirl, tailspin, twist, twisting, spin, twirl

5. spinverb

   a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)

   "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"

   Synonyms:
   whirl, twist, twisting, tailspin, twirl

6. spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrateverb

   revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

   "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

   Synonyms:
   stagger, coil, whirl around, spin around, keel, lurch, gyrate, spin, swag, swirl, spiral, spin out, careen, eddy, whirl, twirl, whirlpool, twiddle, purl, birl, tumble, reel

7. spinverb

   stream in jets, of liquids

   "The creek spun its course through the woods"

   Synonyms:
   whirl, spin out, reel, twirl, birl, gyrate, spin around

8. whirl, birl, spin, twirlverb

   cause to spin

   "spin a coin"

   Synonyms:
   swirl, tumble, gyrate, birl, whirl, eddy, reel, purl, spin, birle, spin out, twirl, whirlpool, whirl around, twiddle, spin around

9. spinverb

   make up a story

   "spin a yarn"

   Synonyms:
   whirl, spin out, reel, twirl, birl, gyrate, spin around

10. spinverb

    form a web by making a thread

    "spiders spin a fine web"

    Synonyms:
    whirl, spin out, reel, twirl, birl, gyrate, spin around

11. spinverb

    work natural fibers into a thread

    "spin silk"

    Synonyms:
    whirl, spin out, reel, twirl, birl, gyrate, spin around

12. spinverb

    twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation

    "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing"

    Synonyms:
    whirl, spin out, reel, twirl, birl, gyrate, spin around

13. spin, spin outverb

    prolong or extend

    "spin out a visit"

    Synonyms:
    reel, birl, whirl, spin, twirl, spin out, gyrate, spin around

Matched Categories

1. • Aerobatics
   • Create From Raw Material
   • Drive
   • Fabricate
   • Present
   • Protract
   • Rotation
   • Stream
   • Twist

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1. spinverb

   Synonyms:
   twist (into thread)

2. spinverb

   Synonyms:
   twirl, whirl

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1. spinverb

   Synonyms:
   whirl, twirl, revolve, gyrate, protract, prolong, extend

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "spin":

   boldak, rotate, buldak, sapin, spin-lattice, turn, paramagnetic, revolve

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How to use SPIN in a sentence?

1. Brett Kennedy:

   We intend to spin the technologies developed for the terrestrial RoboSimian back out to applications in space, these tasks include assembly and maintenance of orbital structures; exploration of low-gravity bodies like asteroids, comets, and moons; exploration of caves and cliffs on Mars or our moon; and even preconstruction of habitats wherever humans care to venture in the solar system.

2. Amy Patrick:

   The most charitable spin I can put on this is that they really thought they needed to do something to solve that, it's a criminal, violent act that's happening. Regulating legal firearm owners is not going to have the effect that they are desiring on that.

3. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan:

   As you can tell, there are real world events that happen every day, so you have to spin a lot of plates.

4. Chief Executive Michael Brown:

   That's the plan, to spin it, for shareholders, it's tax free, which is a huge advantage for them.

5. Susan Rice:

   There was nothing hidden. There was no effort to or reality of misleading, there is nothing that Ben or the president or I or anybody who was involved in explaining the Iran deal to the American public said that wasn’t factually correct. The notion that there was any ball to hide or spin to put on it, I think, is really misguided.