spin

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. twirl, whirl, rotate; protract, draw out; gyrate, swirl, reel, eddy; fabricate. See rotation, loquacity, imagination.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. circuit, rotation, gyration; see revolution 1 , turn 1 .

v.

1. [To make by spinning]

Syn. twist, mold, produce, shape, twist into shape; see also form 1 , twist .

2. [To whirl]

Syn. revolve, twirl, rotate; see turn 1 , whirl .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

rotation, twirl, roll, twist, revolution, English.

II

v.

1. rotate twirl, roll, revolve, go 'round, whirl, gyrate, wheel, pivot, reel, pirouette.

2. tell weave, fabricate, narrate, concoct.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To make or become longer. Also used with out: draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, prolongate, protract, stretch (out). Mathematics: produce. See INCREASE, LONG. 2. To rotate rapidly: swirl, twirl, whirl. See REPETITION. 3. To have the sensation of turning in circles: reel, swim, swirl, whirl. See REPETITION. II noun Informal A trip in a motor vehicle: drive, ride, run. Informal: whirl. See MOVE.