spun

BrE /spʌn/ AmE /spʌn/

verb en → es

past spun pp spun ing spinning

1 TEXTILE [transitive] B2

to make thread or yarn from wool, cotton, etc.

tejer, hilar

  • spin something

Collocations spin wool into thread

  • She spun the cotton into fine thread.

    Ella hiló la seda en hilo fino.

2 ROTATE [transitive] B1

to make something turn round and round very quickly

hacer girar, hacer dar vueltas

  • spin something

Collocations spin a top · spin a coin on its edge

  • He spun the bottle around.

    Él hizo dar vueltas a la botella.

3 STORY [transitive] C1

to tell an untrue story or lie in a clever way that makes people believe it is true

tejer una historia, contar una mentira

  • spin a story

Collocations spin a tale of woe

  • He spun an elaborate story about his whereabouts.

    Él tejió una historia elaborada sobre su ubicación.

4 ECONOMY [transitive] C1

to make a country's economy grow or improve in some way

hacer girar la economía, hacer crecer la economía

  • spin the economy

Collocations spin a recovery

  • The government hopes to spin the economy back into growth.

    El gobierno espera hacer girar la economía hacia el crecimiento.