Spin synonyms
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To spin or turn around a center or axis; rotate
To sit on or in and control so as to move along
whirl (related)
To turn rapidly, changing direction; wheel:
To rotate or revolve briskly; swing in a circle; spin:
turn (related)
A momentary shock or scare:
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(Scot.) To spin with a whirring sound
To drive a blow, ball, missile, etc.
To move in a spiral or spirallike course.
A spiral oceanic surface current driven primarily by the global wind system and constrained by the continents surrounding the three ocean basins (Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian). Each ocean basin has a large gyre in the subtropical region, centered around 30° north and south latitude. Smaller gyres occur at 50° north latitude in the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The direction of a gyre's rotation is determined by the prevailing winds in the region, with the large subtropical gyres rotating clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
To supply a running commentary for (a documentary or performance, for example).
To swing or move regularly back and forth
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To execute a pirouette.
(Ergative) To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
To be arranged in a spiral, whorl, or twist.
stand (antonym)
(Mil.) To stand in formation at (reveille, retreat, etc.)
steady (antonym)
Steady means to make firm or unchanging.
To depart to, or be at, a distance; especially, to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.
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Something gyrate, as a whorl
revolution (related)
A turning or rotational motion about an axis.
form (related)
To make or fashion by shaping:
twist into shape
To make by spinning
To lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone.
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To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong:
To go round and round in a whirling motion:
To move in or form a spiral
immobility (antonym)
inactivity (antonym)
The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness.
inaction (antonym)
Lack or absence of action.
Also used with out: draw out
To make or become longer.
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To be or become long, large, or comprehensive:
(Intransitive) To become longer.
To play or relax in water:
increase (related)
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
long (related)
Beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal:
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repetition (related)
To petition again.
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
pull (related)
A journey made on such a path or route.
Produce is defined as to create or bring into being.
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To arrange, fashion, express, or devise (a plan, answer, etc.) in definite form
To move (physically).
bounce (related)
crank (related)
swing (related)
bend (related)
whip (related)
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jerk (related)
To form (something) out of a fluid or plastic material:
spinning (related)
flip (related)
flick (related)
wobble (related)
Find another word for spin. In this page you can discover 62 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for spin, like: rotate, revolve, ride, whirl, twirl, twist, turn, rotation, birl, drive and gyrate.