spin

verb [T] (MAKE THREAD)

/spɪn/ (present participle spinning, past tense and past participle spun /spʌn/)

Definition

› to make thread by twisting fibers, or to produce something using thread: Cotton is spun into thread. Spiders spin webs.

(Definition of spin verb (MAKE THREAD) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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