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I . spin [spɪn] N

1. spin (rotation):

spin
giro m

2. spin (in washing machine):

spin

3. spin (drive):

to go for a spin

4. spin POL:

spin
spin

II . spin <spun Brit: span, spun> [spɪn] VB intr, trans

1. spin (rotate):

spin

2. spin (make thread):

spin

spin out VB trans

spin out

spin doctor N POL

spin-dryer N

spin-off N

Usage examples with spin

to spin a yarn
to go for a spin

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He can also twist himself tightly to cause himself to spin at his opponent while his arms flail.
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This splitting occurs even in the absence of a magnetic field, as it is due to spin-orbit coupling.
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In a fashion test, they must take a risk and spin out an avant-garde look inspired by butterflies.
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Unintended incidents can kick off renewed violence, which might escalate and spin out of control.
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The first pick would go to the team that won the spin of a roulette wheel.
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As a qualitative concept, the spin vector is often handy because it is easy to picture classically.
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Polariton spin currents are expected to form a basis of a new set of logic devices, where information would be encoded by spin or polarisation.
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If the car loses grip, it will spin out of control.
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The difference is that passengers ride in cages and can spin the cages in a barrel roll fashion.
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This group investigated proton structure and discovered that proton spin was not carried by the valence quarks, which overturned the previous predictions.
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