spĭn
To rotate or revolve briskly; swing in a circle; spin:
whirl (related)
To turn rapidly, changing direction; wheel:
To spin or turn around a center or axis; rotate
To sit on or in and control so as to move along
turn (related)
A momentary shock or scare:
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(Scot.) To spin with a whirring sound
To move in a spiral or spirallike course.
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.
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To depart to, or be at, a distance; especially, to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.
revolution (related)
A turning or rotational motion about an axis.
twist into shape
To make by spinning
To drive a blow, ball, missile, etc.
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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
To lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone.
To go round and round in a whirling motion:
To move in or form a spiral
immobility (antonym)
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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.
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:
form (related)
To make or fashion by shaping:
To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong:
repetition (related)
To petition again.
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revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
spinning (related)
pull (related)
To form (something) out of a fluid or plastic material:
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A journey made on such a path or route.
Produce is defined as to create or bring into being.
To arrange, fashion, express, or devise (a plan, answer, etc.) in definite form
To move (physically).
bounce (related)
crank (related)
swing (related)
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bend (related)
whip (related)
jerk (related)
flip (related)
flick (related)
wobble (related)
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