Synonyms for spin
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1. spinnoun

   a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)

   Synonyms:
   whirl, twist, twisting, tailspin, twirl

2. spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirlnoun

   the act of rotating rapidly

   "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"

   Synonyms:
   bend, whirl, swirl, wind, twist, straining, convolution, tailspin, kink, braid, offer, wrench, crook, turn of events, tress, pull, winding, plait, vortex, go, crack, pass, construction, device, commotion, twirl, fling, torture, distortion, gimmick, turn, twisting, overrefinement, eddy

3. spinnoun

   a short drive in a car

   "he took the new car for a spin"

   Synonyms:
   whirl, twist, twisting, tailspin, twirl

4. tailspin, spinnoun

   rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral

   Synonyms:
   whirl, tailspin, twist, twisting, twirl

5. spinverb

   a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)

   "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"

   Synonyms:
   whirl, twist, twisting, tailspin, twirl

6. spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrateverb

   revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

   "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

   Synonyms:
   stagger, coil, whirl around, spin around, keel, lurch, gyrate, swag, swirl, spiral, spin out, careen, eddy, whirl, twirl, whirlpool, twiddle, purl, birl, tumble, reel

7. spinverb

   stream in jets, of liquids

   "The creek spun its course through the woods"

   Synonyms:
   whirl, spin out, reel, twirl, birl, gyrate, spin around

8. whirl, birl, spin, twirlverb

   cause to spin

   "spin a coin"

   Synonyms:
   swirl, tumble, gyrate, birl, whirl, eddy, reel, purl, birle, spin out, twirl, whirlpool, whirl around, twiddle, spin around

9. spinverb

   make up a story

   "spin a yarn"

   Synonyms:
   whirl, spin out, reel, twirl, birl, gyrate, spin around

10. spinverb

    form a web by making a thread

    "spiders spin a fine web"

    Synonyms:
    whirl, spin out, reel, twirl, birl, gyrate, spin around

11. spinverb

    work natural fibers into a thread

    "spin silk"

    Synonyms:
    whirl, spin out, reel, twirl, birl, gyrate, spin around

12. spinverb

    twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation

    "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing"

    Synonyms:
    whirl, spin out, reel, twirl, birl, gyrate, spin around

13. spin, spin outverb

    prolong or extend

    "spin out a visit"

    Synonyms:
    reel, birl, whirl, twirl, spin out, gyrate, spin around

Matched Categories

1. • Aerobatics
   • Create From Raw Material
   • Drive
   • Fabricate
   • Present
   • Protract
   • Rotation
   • Stream
   • Twist

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1. spinverb

   Synonyms:
   twist (into thread)

2. spinverb

   Synonyms:
   twirl, whirl

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1. spinverb

   Synonyms:
   whirl, twirl, revolve, gyrate, protract, prolong, extend

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "spin":

   boldak, rotate, buldak, sapin, spin-lattice, turn, paramagnetic, revolve

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1. Rory McIlroy:

   Anyone that can get elevation on their iron shots and get a little spin on the ball, that's the way you're going to get it close to these pins, i think that's the way I'm going to do well this week.

2. Phil Mickelson:

   I came out of my 3-wood a little bit so it was very short, and I didn't catch my next 3-wood that great, so I was left with 60 yards back into the wind. It was a perfect shot I could spin. It might not be a bad way to play the hole given those wind conditions. But I was disappointed I missed that putt. I had about a 6-footer. That would have been a heck of a par on that hole.

3. Michael Duncan:

   I can't imagine someone typing that doesn't actually work at the [National Education Association]. Like unless you are a union that is designed to spin your way out of the chaos that they created for our children for the past year-and-a-half, I can't imagine thinking this.

4. Barry Diller:

   We've always separated out our businesses as they've grown in scale and maturity and soon Match Group, as the seventh spin-off, will join an impressive group of IAC progeny collectively worth $ 58 billion today.

5. Mette Ljosland:

   Were it not Folly, Spider-like to spin The Thread of present Life away to win - What? for ourselves, who know not if we shall Breathe out the very Breath we now breathe in.