Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 7651 6694259 2009-05-30T19:36:41Z Tbot 44393 updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for no {{wikipedia|dab=spin}} ==English== ===Etymology=== {{etyl|ang}} ''[[spinnan]]'' ===Pronunciation=== * {{IPA|/spɪn/}}, {{SAMPA|/spIn/}} * {{audio|en-us-spin.ogg|Audio (US)}} *: {{rhymes|ɪn}} ===Verb=== {{en-verb|spins|spinning|'''[[spun]]''' ''or'' '''[[span]]'''|spun}} # To make [[yarn]] by twisting and winding fibers together. # To [[turn]] around quickly. # To [[present]], [[describe]], or [[interpret]], or to introduce a [[bias]] or [[slant]] so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance. #: '''2006'''. ''In every administration there will be spokesmen and public affairs officers who try to '''spin''' the news to make the president look good. But this administration is trying to '''spin''' scientific data and muzzle scientists toward that end.'' — The Washington Post Editorial, ''The Politics of Science'', Thursday, February 9, 2006; Page A22 [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/08/AR2006020801991.html]. # {{context|cricket|of a bowler}} To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch. # {{context|cricket|of a ball}} To move sideways when bouncing. ====Hypernyms==== * [[turn]] ====Derived terms==== * [[spinster]] ====Translations==== {{trans-top|to make yarn}} * Croatian: {{t-|hr|presti|alt=prȅsti}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|kehrätä}} {{trans-mid}} * Norwegian: {{t-|no|spinne}} * Swedish: {{t-|sv|spinna}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to turn around quickly}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|pyöriä}} * French: [[tournoyer]], [[pivoter]] [[rapidement]]. * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|forog}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|回転する|tr=kaiten suru|sc=Jpan}} * Norwegian: {{t-|no|spinne}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to present a bias}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|kaunistella}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to make the ball move sideways}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|lyödä}} {{t-|fi|kierre}} {{trans-mid}} * Norwegian: {{t-|no|spinne}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to move sideways when bouncing}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|kiertyä}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Basque}}: [[itzuli,bira heman]] * {{ttbc|Dutch}}: [[tollen]], [[draaien]], [[spinnen]] * {{ttbc|French}}: tournoyer * {{ttbc|German}}: [[drehen]], [[spinnen]] * {{ttbc|Indonesian}}: [[putar|berputar]] * {{ttbc|Italian}}: [[ruotare]] {{checktrans-mid}} * {{ttbc|Polish}}: [[obracać się]], [[wirować]] * {{ttbc|Portuguese}}: [[girar]], [[rodar]] * {{ttbc|Spanish}}: [[girar]] * {{ttbc|Hebrew}}: סחריר {{checktrans-bottom}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # [[circular|Circular]] [[motion]]. # {{physics}} A [[quantum]] [[angular]] [[momentum]] associated with [[subatomic]] [[particle]]s, which also creates a [[magnetic moment]]. # A [[favourable]] [[comment]] or [[interpretation]] intended to bias opinion on an otherwise [[unpleasant]] [[situation]]. # {{cricket}} [[rotation|Rotation]] of the ball as it flies through the air; [[sideways]] movement of the ball as it bounces. # A condition of [[flight]] where a [[stall]]ed [[aircraft]] is simultaneously [[pitching]], [[yawing]] and [[rolling]] in a [[spinning]] [[motion]]. # A brief trip by vehicle. ====Derived terms==== {{rel-top|Terms derived from '''spin''' (noun)}} *[[backspin]] *[[Biellmann spin]] *[[camel spin]] *[[layback spin]] *[[parallel spin]] {{rel-mid}} *[[sidespin]] *[[sit spin]] *[[spin doctor]] *[[topspin]] *[[upright spin]] {{rel-bottom}} ====Translations==== {{trans-top|circular motion}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|pyörintä}}, {{t-|fi|pyörivä}} {{t+|fi|liike}} * Hungarian: {{t|hu|pörgés}}, {{t|hu|forgás}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|回転|tr=kaiten|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|スピン|tr=supin|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|physics: quantum angular momentum}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|spin}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|スピン|tr=supin|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-mid}} * Norwegian: [[spinn]] {{n}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|favourable comment}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|cricket: rotation of a ball}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|kierre}} {{trans-mid}} * Norwegian: [[spinn]] {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|flight condition}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|syöksykierre}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|きりもみ|tr=kaiten|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-mid}} * Norwegian: [[spinn]] {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Dutch}}: [[draaimoment]] {{n}} {{checktrans-bottom}} ===Adjective=== {{en-adj|-}} # {{cricket}} Describing a [[spin bowler]], or his style of bowling. ===Anagrams=== * [[nips]] * [[pins]] * [[snip]] [[Category:English ergative verbs]] [[Category:English irregular verbs]] ---- ==Dutch== ===Pronunciation=== * {{audio|Nl-spin.ogg|audio}} ===Noun=== {{nl-noun|g=m|spinnen|spinnetje}} # [[spider]] ====Derived terms==== * [[spinnenweb]] ===Verb=== '''spin''' # {{nl-verb-form|p=first|n=singular|t=present tense|spinnen}} # {{nl-verb-form|m=imperative|spinnen}} ---- ==Romanian== ===Etymology=== {{etyl|la|ro}} ''[[spina]]''. ===Noun=== {{ro-noun|m|spini}} # [[thorn]] ---- ==Scots== ===Pronunciation=== * {{IPA|/spɪn/|lang=sco}} ===Noun=== {{sco-noun}} # {{South Scots}} [[spoon]] ====See also==== * [[spuin]] [[et:spin]] [[el:spin]] [[es:spin]] [[fa:spin]] [[fr:spin]] [[gl:spin]] [[io:spin]] [[id:spin]] [[sw:spin]] [[hu:spin]] [[nl:spin]] [[ug:spin]] [[pl:spin]] [[pt:spin]] [[ro:spin]] [[ru:spin]] [[fi:spin]] [[sv:spin]] [[ta:spin]] [[te:spin]] [[vi:spin]] [[tr:spin]] [[uk:spin]] [[vo:spin]] [[zh:spin]]