spin

1. 1.

   a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)

   Broaderrotation

   NarrowerbackspinEnglishtopspin
2. 2.

   the act of rotating rapidly

   “he gave the crank a spin”

   “it broke off after much twisting”

   Synonymstwirltwisttwistingwhirl

   Broaderrotation

   Narrowerpirouettebirling
3. 3.

   a short drive in a car

   “he took the new car for a spin”

   Broaderdrive
4. 4.

   rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral

   Synonymstailspin

   Broaderacrobatics
5. 5.

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

   “the campaign put a favorable spin on the story”

   Broaderrendition

Other forms of spin

plural

spins·

past tense or participle

spun

present participle

spinning

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about spin

What does spin mean?

spin means "revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis". That is the primary sense; the word has 13 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in spin?

spin has 1 syllable: spin. In IPA it is /ˈspɪn/.

What is another word for spin?

Close synonyms include spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate, whirl. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spin a common word?

spin is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with spin?

1 word rhymes with spin. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.