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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Spin \Spin\ (sp[i^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spun(Archaic imp.
Span); p. pr. & vb. n. Spinning.] [AS. spinnan; akin to
D. & G. spinnen, Icel. & Sw. spinna, Dan. spinde, Goth.
spinnan, and probably to E. span. [root]170. Cf. Span, v.
t., Spider.]
1. To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or
machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin
goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a
fibrous material.
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All the yarn she [Penelope] spun in Ulysses' absence
did but fill Ithaca full of moths. --Shak.
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2. To draw out tediously; to form by a slow process, or by
degrees; to extend to a great length; -- with out; as, to
spin out large volumes on a subject.
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Do you mean that story is tediously spun out?
--Sheridan.
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3. To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day
in idleness.
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By one delay after another they spin out their whole
lives. --L'Estrange.
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4. To cause to turn round rapidly; to whirl; to twirl; as, to
spin a top.
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5. To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, or the like) from threads
produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid,
which hardens on coming into contact with the air; -- said
of the spider, the silkworm, etc.
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6. (Mech.) To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow
form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it
with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal
revolves, as in a lathe.
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To spin a yarn (Naut.), to tell a story, esp. a long or
fabulous tale.
To spin hay (Mil.), to twist it into ropes for convenient
carriage on an expedition.
To spin street yarn, to gad about gossiping. [Collog.]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Spin \Spin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spun(Archaic imp. Span); p.
pr. & vb. n. Spinning.] [AS. spinnan; akin to D. & G.
spinnen, Icel. & Sw. spinna, Dan. spinde, Goth. spinnan, and
probably to E. span. [root]170. Cf. Span, v. t., Spider.]
1. To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or
machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin
goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a
fibrous material.
All the yarn she [Penelope] spun in Ulysses' absence
did but fill Ithaca full of moths. --Shak.
2. To draw out tediously; to form by a slow process, or by
degrees; to extend to a great length; -- with out; as, to
spin out large volumes on a subject.
Do you mean that story is tediously spun out?
--Sheridan.
3. To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day
in idleness.
By one delay after another they spin out their whole
lives. --L'Estrange.
4. To cause to turn round rapidly; to whirl; to twirl; as, to
spin a top.
5. To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, or the like) from threads
produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid,
which hardens on coming into contact with the air; -- said
of the spider, the silkworm, etc.
6. (Mech.) To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow
form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it
with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal
revolves, as in a lathe.
To spin a yarn (Naut.), to tell a story, esp. a long or
fabulous tale.
To spin hay (Mil.), to twist it into ropes for convenient
carriage on an expedition.
To spin street yarn, to gad about gossiping. [Collog.]
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
to spin a yarn /tə spˈɪn ɐ jˈɑːn/
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