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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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All the yarn she [Penelope] spun in Ulysses' absence
              did but fill Ithaca full of moths.    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Do you mean that story is tediously spun out?
                                                    --Sheridan.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day
        in idleness.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              By one delay after another they spin out their whole
              lives.                                --L'Estrange.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To cause to turn round rapidly; to whirl; to twirl; as, to
        spin a top.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spun \Spun\ (sp[u^]n),
     imp. & p. p. of Spin.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Spun hay, hay twisted into ropes for convenient carriage,
        as on a military expedition.
  
     Spun silk, a cheap article produced from floss, or
        short-fibered, broken, and waste silk, carded and spun, in
        distinction from the long filaments wound from the cocoon.
        It is often mixed with cotton.
  
     Spun yarn (Naut.), a line formed of two or more rope-yarns
        loosely twisted.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Spun \Spun\,
     imp. & p. p. of Spin.
  
     Spun hay, hay twisted into ropes for convenient carriage,
        as on a military expedition.
  
     Spun silk, a cheap article produced from floss, or
        short-fibered, broken, and waste silk, carded and spun, in
        distinction from the long filaments wound from the cocoon.
        It is often mixed with cotton.
  
     Spun yarn (Naut.), a line formed of two or more rope-yarns
        loosely twisted.

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  spin
       n 1: a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
       2: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it
          broke off after much twisting" [syn: twirl, twist, twisting,
           whirl]
       3: a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"
       4: rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral [syn: tailspin]
       5: a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by
          politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a
          favorable spin on the story"
       v 1: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The
            dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
            [syn: spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate]
       2: stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course
          through the woods"
       3: cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: whirl, birl, twirl]
       4: make up a story; "spin a yarn"
       5: form a web by making a thread; "spiders spin a fine web"
       6: work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"
       7: twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation;
          "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make
          it less embarrasing"
       8: prolong or extend; "spin out a visit" [syn: spin out]
       [also: spun, spinning]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  spun
       See spin

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spun
     Aromanian vb.
     I say.
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm spone)
     Sranan Tongo n.
     (l en spoon)
     Volapük n.
     spoon

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  spun
     alt.
     (infl of en spin  ed-form)
     vb.
     (infl of en spin  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  spun
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm spone)
     Romanian vb.
     1 (verb form of ro spune  1 s pres ind//sub)
     2 (verb form of ro spune  3p pres ind)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  spun
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm spone)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spun
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s pun impperf=spin)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spun
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en spin ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb spin)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Spun /spˈʌn/
  سرّع

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spun /spˈʌn/ 
  stáčený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spun /spˈʌn/ 
  předený

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spin sth. /spˈɪn ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/ (spun /spˈʌn/ <>, spun /spˈʌn/ <>)
  etw. schnell drehen, etw. schleudern 
   see: spining, spun, spin a wheel, spin a ball
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spun /spˈʌn/
  schnell gedreht, geschleudert
   see: spin sth., spining, spin a wheel, spin a ball
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spun /spˈʌn/
  rotiert, geschleudert, getrudelt, gekreiselt
   see: spin, spining
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spin /spˈɪn/ (spun /spˈʌn/ <>, spun /spˈʌn/ <>) 
  spinnen 
        "he/she spins"  - er/sie spinnt
        "I/he/she would spin"  - ich/er/sie spönne, ich/er/sie spänne
        "spin wool/yarn"  - Wolle/Garn spinnen
        "spin a web"  - ein Netz spinnen
   see: spinning, spun
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spun /spˈʌn/
  gesponnen
        "I/he/she spun"  - ich/er/sie spann
        "he/she has/had spun"  - er/sie hat/hatte gesponnen
   see: spin, spinning
  

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  spun /spˈʌn/
  1. (bak.) spin.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈspən/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  spin 的过去分词

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vbl. spin的过去式和过去分词
     a. 纺成的

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