spun Synonyms & Antonyms

simple past and past participle of spin

To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.

To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together.

To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.

(of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch.

(of a ball) To move sideways when bouncing.

To form into thin strips or ribbons, as with sugar

To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, etc.) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; said of the spider, the silkworm, etc.

To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe.

To move swiftly.

To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet.

To wait in a loop until some condition becomes true.

To play (vinyl records, etc.) as a disc jockey.

To use an exercise bicycle, especially as part of a gym class.

An abnormal condition in journal bearings where the bearing seizes to the shaft that is rotating and rotates inside the journal, destroying both the shaft and the journal.