Need another word that means the same as “spin”? Find 43 synonyms and 30 related words for “spin” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Spin” are: birl, twirl, whirl, spin out, gyrate, reel, spin around, revolve, rotate, turn, turn round, go round, circle, wheel, swing, twist, swivel, pirouette, pivot, swirl, be in a whirl, swim, be giddy, be dizzy, tailspin, twisting, rotation, revolution, gyration, trip, jaunt, outing, excursion, short journey, expedition, sally, slant, angle, bias
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “spin” as a noun can have the following definitions:
angle | Angle iron or a similar constructional material made of another metal. Sloping at an angle of 33 to the horizontal. |
bias | The oblique course taken by a bowl as a result of its irregular shape. There was evidence of bias against foreign applicants. |
excursion | Wandering from the main path of a journey. An excursion to London Zoo. |
expedition | The people involved in an expedition. An expedition to the jungles of the Orinoco. |
gyration | A rapid movement in a circle or spiral; a whirling motion. The gyrations of the dancers arms and legs. |
jaunt | A journey taken for pleasure. Her regular jaunts to Europe. |
outing | An appearance in something, especially a sporting event or film. A family outing to Weston super Mare. |
revolution | A dramatic and wide-reaching change in conditions, attitudes, or operation. Revolution about the axis of rotation. |
rotation | (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin. Traditional practices such as crop rotation. |
sally | A military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position. There was subdued laughter at this sally. |
short journey | The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base. |
slant | A sloping position. The hedge grew at a slant. |
tailspin | A state of rapidly increasing chaos or panic. The rise in interest rates sent the stock market into a tailspin. |
trip | A mistake. Sammy s gone on a school trip. |
turn | Turning or twisting around in place. The turning of the wind. |
twirl | A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight. On the lid was a name written in old fashioned twirls. |
twist | A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair. He handed her a twist of paper. |
twisting | Turning or twisting around in place. It broke off after much twisting. |
whirl | The shape of something rotating rapidly. A hazelnut whirl. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “spin” as a verb can have the following definitions:
be dizzy | Have life, be alive. |
be giddy | Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun. |
be in a whirl | Happen, occur, take place. |
birl | Spin; whirl. My dad would have birled in his grave at the very idea. |
circle | Move in circles. Circle the correct answers. |
go round | Change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically. |
gyrate | Dance in a wild or suggestive manner. The young people gyrated on the dance floor. |
pirouette | Do a pirouette usually as part of a dance. She pirouetted and made a bow. |
pivot | Turn on or as if on a pivot. He swung round pivoting on his heel. |
reel | Wind something on to a reel by turning the reel. The two reeled out of the bar arm in arm. |
revolve | Turn on or around an axis or a center. Her mind revolved the possibilities. |
rotate | Pass to each member of a group in a regularly recurring order. We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil. |
spin around | Prolong or extend. |
spin out | Prolong or extend. |
swim | Cross a particular stretch of water by swimming. The meat was swimming in a fatty gravy. |
swing | Be a social swinger socialize a lot. The market is swinging up and down. |
swirl | Turn in a twisting or spinning motion. The leaves swirled in the autumn wind. |
swivel | Turn around a point or axis or on a swivel. He swivelled in the chair. |
turn | To break and turn over earth especially with a plow. The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face. |
turn round | Cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics. |
twirl | Spin quickly and lightly round, especially repeatedly. She twirled in delight to show off her new dress. |
twist | Twist or pull violently or suddenly especially so as to remove something from that to which it is attached or from where it originates. She twisted her handkerchief into a knot. |
wheel | Move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle. The birds wheeled and dived. |
whirl | Fly around. Rising smoke whirled in the air. |
circle | Move in circles. Draw a circle with a compass. |
cocoon | Retreat as if into a cocoon as from an unfriendly environment. Americans are spending more time cocooning at home. |
coil | An electrical device consisting of a coiled wire for converting the level of a voltage producing a magnetic field or adding inductance to a circuit. A coil of blue smoke rose from the tip of her cigarette. |
convolute | Rolled longitudinally upon itself. A convolute petal. |
convolution | A function derived from two given functions by integration which expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other. The flexibility of the polymer chain allows extensive convolution. |
convolve | Combine (one function or series) with another by forming their convolution. |
flip | The act of flipping a coin. I did a flip round the post show party. |
gyrate | To wind or move in a spiral course. Strippers gyrated to rock music on a low stage. |
gyroscope | A device consisting of a wheel or disc mounted so that it can spin rapidly about an axis which is itself free to alter in direction The orientation of the axis is not affected by tilting of the mounting so gyroscopes can be used to provide stability or maintain a reference direction in navigation systems automatic pilots and stabilizers. |
helical | In the shape of a coil. Helical molecules. |
helix | An extended spiral chain of atoms in a protein, nucleic acid, or other polymeric molecule. |
pinwheel | Spin or rotate like a pinwheel. His car pinwheeled into a barrier. |
precession | The act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony. |
purl | Knit with a purl stitch. The water was purling. |
reel | A length of something wound on to a reel. A cotton reel. |
revolve | Cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis. The Earth revolves around the Sun. |
ringlet | A brown butterfly with wings bearing eyespots. Her hair fell loose in ringlets. |
roll | A document that can be rolled up as for storage. A roll of carpet. |
rotary | A rotary machine engine or device. The accident blocked all traffic at the rotary. |
rotate | Plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession. Interns have to rotate for a few months. |
somersault | Do a somersault. His car somersaulted into a ditch. |
spiral | Move in a spiral course. He expects the figures to spiral down further. |
spiraling | In the shape of a coil. |
swirl | Flow in a circular current, of liquids. Swirls of colour. |
swivel | Turn around a point or axis or on a swivel. He swivelled in the chair. |
tachometer | Measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation. |
turn | To break and turn over earth especially with a plow. He was asked to do a turn at a children s party. |
whirl | A usually brief attempt. A kaleidoscope of images whirled through her brain. |
whorl | A strand or cluster of hair. Shelley drew larger and larger dark whorls on her notepad. |
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