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spin
verb- to manipulate, edit and present information in such a way that it suits political needs or a political agenda UK
- The spinners have spun, the plagiarists plagiarised: we are still opposed to Blair’s war. — The Guardian,, 1 March 2003
- in circus and carnival usage, to speak a language or dialect fluently US
- — Don Wilmeth, The Language of American Popular Entertainment, p. 251, 1981
- to search UK, 1972
- — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 108, 1996
- to play a record, especially on the radio US, 1965
- Right now you have the unique opportunity of being the very first station on the coast, man, to spin Roadkill, right up to the Top Forty. — Elmore Leonard, Be Cool, p. 165, 1999
- in the language surrounding the Grateful Dead, to tape a concert US
- — David Shenk and Steve Silberman, Skeleton Key, p. 268, 1994
- to turn back a car’s odometer (mileometer) US
- — American Speech, pp. 309–310, Winter 1980: “More jargon of car salesmen”
- to deceive US
- Okay, Mike. I’ll spin it. Don’t bother calling me again, okay? — Mickey Spillane, Kiss Me Deadly, p. 120, 1952
- to leave US
- — James Harris, A Convict’s Dictionary, p. 39, 1989
▶ spin a dit
in nautical use, to tell a story, especially a tall story AUSTRALIA, 1943
From DITKate coughed with self embarrassment, realising that Toggle might spin the odd dit about him. — John Wynnum, Tar Dust, p. 22, 1962 Old Bull Murphy can spin a pretty good dit when it comes to a showdown. — John Wynnum, Jiggin’ in the Riggin’, p. 21, 1965▶ spin a drum; spin
to search a private premises UK- — David Powis, The Signs of Crime, 1977
▶ spin the shit
to discuss something UK- I spun the shit with One-of-three-Joses and the others[.] — Andy McNab, Immediate Action, p. 374, 1995
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