Spun

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spun \Spun\ (sp[u^]n),
     imp. & p. p. of {Spin}.
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     {Spun hay}, hay twisted into ropes for convenient carriage,
        as on a military expedition.


  
     {Spun silk}, a cheap article produced from floss, or
        short-fibered, broken, and waste silk, carded and spun, in
        distinction from the long filaments wound from the cocoon.
        It is often mixed with cotton.
  
     {Spun yarn} (Naut.), a line formed of two or more rope-yarns
        loosely twisted.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spin \Spin\ (sp[i^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spun}(Archaic imp.
     {Span}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spinning}.] [AS. spinnan; akin to
     D. & G. spinnen, Icel. & Sw. spinna, Dan. spinde, Goth.
     spinnan, and probably to E. span. [root]170. Cf. {Span}, v.
     t., {Spider}.]
     1. To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or
        machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin
        goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a
        fibrous material.
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              All the yarn she [Penelope] spun in Ulysses' absence
              did but fill Ithaca full of moths.    --Shak.
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     2. To draw out tediously; to form by a slow process, or by
        degrees; to extend to a great length; -- with out; as, to
        spin out large volumes on a subject.
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              Do you mean that story is tediously spun out?
                                                    --Sheridan.
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     3. To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day
        in idleness.
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              By one delay after another they spin out their whole
              lives.                                --L'Estrange.
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     4. To cause to turn round rapidly; to whirl; to twirl; as, to
        spin a top.
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     5. To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, or the like) 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.
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     6. (Mech.) 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.
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     {To spin a yarn} (Naut.), to tell a story, esp. a long or
        fabulous tale.
  
     {To spin hay} (Mil.), to twist it into ropes for convenient
        carriage on an expedition.
  
     {To spin street yarn}, to gad about gossiping. [Collog.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spin
       n 1: a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
       2: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it
          broke off after much twisting" [syn: {twirl}, {twist}, {twisting},
           {whirl}]
       3: a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"
       4: rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral [syn: {tailspin}]
       5: a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by
          politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a
          favorable spin on the story"
       v 1: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The
            dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
            [syn: {spin around}, {whirl}, {reel}, {gyrate}]
       2: stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course
          through the woods"
       3: cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: {whirl}, {birl}, {twirl}]
       4: make up a story; "spin a yarn"
       5: form a web by making a thread; "spiders spin a fine web"
       6: work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"
       7: twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation;
          "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make
          it less embarrasing"
       8: prolong or extend; "spin out a visit" [syn: {spin out}]
       [also: {spun}, {spinning}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spun
       See {spin}