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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 spinFrom 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. spoonFrom 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/ سرّعFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
spun /spˈʌn/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]stáčený
spun /spˈʌn/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]předený
spin sth. /spˈɪn ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/ (spun /spˈʌn/ <>, spun /spˈʌn/ <>) etw. schnell drehen, etw. schleudernFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]see: spining, spun, spin a wheel, spin a ball
spun /spˈʌn/ schnell gedreht, geschleudert see: spin sth., spining, spin a wheel, spin a ballFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
spun /spˈʌn/ rotiert, geschleudert, getrudelt, gekreiselt see: spin, spiningFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
spin /spˈɪn/ (spun /spˈʌn/ <>, spun /spˈʌn/ <>)From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]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
spun /spˈʌn/ gesponnen "I/he/she spun" - ich/er/sie spann "he/she has/had spun" - er/sie hat/hatte gesponnen see: spin, spinningFrom English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
spun /spˈʌn/ 1. (bak.) spin.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]/ˈspən/
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