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Word: spin
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Meaning:
Adjective:
- cricket Describing a spin bowler, or his style of bowling.
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Noun:
- A brief trip by vehicle.
- A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing and rolling in a spinning motion.
- A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.
- Circular motion.
- cricket Rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces.
- physics A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.
- The state of rotation.
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Verb:
- cricket|of a ball To move sideways when bouncing.
- cricket|of a bowler To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch.
- To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.
- intransitive|reflexive To rotate quickly; to revolve quickly.
- intransitive|reflexive ''(with around)'' To partially or completely rotate, including to face the opposite direction.
- transitive To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together.
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