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Spin

/spɪn/

Rapid circular motion.

📖 Definitions of "Spin"

noun

1
Rapid circular motion.
"He put some spin on the cue ball."
2
A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.
3
A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.
"The politician was mocked in the press for his reliance on spin rather than facts."
4
Rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces.

verb

1
To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
"I spun myself around a few times."
2
To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together.
"They spin the cotton into thread."
3
To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.
4
(of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch.

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
twistnoun	A twisting force.
tellverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To convey by speech; to say.
whirlnoun	(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
gyrateverb	(intransitive) To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado.
recountverb	To tell; narrate; to relate in detail.
twirlverb	Any rotating movement; a spin.
tailspinnoun	(figuratively) Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
reciteverb	(transitive) To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
twistingnoun	Having many twists
birlnoun	(Internet slang, LGBTQ) A girl of boyish appearance.
narrateverb	(transitive) To relate (a story or series of events) in speech or writing.
spin outverb	(ambitransitive, idiomatic) To prolong; to make longer (in time).
spin aroundverb	revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
reelnoun	A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
tailspinnoun	(figuratively) Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
gyrateverb	(intransitive) To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado.
birlnoun	(Internet slang, LGBTQ) A girl of boyish appearance.
whirlnoun	(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
twistnoun	A twisting force.
twistingnoun	Having many twists
tellverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To convey by speech; to say.
spin outverb	(ambitransitive, idiomatic) To prolong; to make longer (in time).
recountverb	To tell; narrate; to relate in detail.
reciteverb	(transitive) To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
narrateverb	(transitive) To relate (a story or series of events) in speech or writing.
reelnoun	A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
twirlverb	Any rotating movement; a spin.
spin aroundverb	revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
swivelnoun	(intransitive) To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.
pivotnoun	(figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
skidnoun	An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
triggernoun	(firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
shootverb	To launch (forcefully project) a projectile.
towernoun	Any very tall building or structure; skyscraper.