spin
spin
v. trans.
P. and V. νεῖν ; see also weave.
Of destiny spinning the threads of life: P. and V. ἐπικλώθειν (Plat. and Eur., Or. 12).
Make to revolve: P. and V. στρέφειν, Ar. and V. κυκλεῖν, στροβεῖν, V. ἑλίσσειν, εἱλίσσειν (once Ar.) δῑνεῖν (also pass. in Plat. but rare P.).
V. intrans. Revolve: P. and V. κυκλεῖσθαι, στρέφεσθαι, P. περιστρέφεσθαι, περιφέρεσθαι, V. ἑλίσσεσθαι, εἱλίσσεσθαι, Ar. and V. στροβεῖσθαι.Spin out: Met., P. and V. μηκύ̄νειν, τείνειν, ἐκτείνειν, P. ἀποτείνειν, ἀπομηκύνειν.
v. trans.
P. and V. νεῖν ; see also weave.
Of destiny spinning the threads of life: P. and V. ἐπικλώθειν (Plat. and Eur., Or. 12).
Make to revolve: P. and V. στρέφειν, Ar. and V. κυκλεῖν, στροβεῖν, V. ἑλίσσειν, εἱλίσσειν (once Ar.) δῑνεῖν (also pass. in Plat. but rare P.).
V. intrans. Revolve: P. and V. κυκλεῖσθαι, στρέφεσθαι, P. περιστρέφεσθαι, περιφέρεσθαι, V. ἑλίσσεσθαι, εἱλίσσεσθαι, Ar. and V. στροβεῖσθαι.Spin out: Met., P. and V. μηκύ̄νειν, τείνειν, ἐκτείνειν, P. ἀποτείνειν, ἀπομηκύνειν.
SPIN
Transitively nere. ☞ Stamina nere: stamina ducere versato fuco stamina torta ducere manu are found in the poets but are admissible in prose; but fila deducere stamina torquere digitis or pollice are purely poetical: lanam tractate (as a business): pensum facere or peragere (as a task). To spin a web (of the spider) texere telam: to spin off deducere stamina colo (Tibullus 1 3 86): to spin out deducere (to spin to the end; PROP. or figuratively); excogitare; comminisci (to think out): to spin out a thing; i.e. to unfold it copiously uberius or fusius disputare de re; pluribus docere exponere aliquid.
Intransitively = To turn round quickly in orbem agi circumagi or circumferri (☞ rotari is rather poetic); gyros variare (to make circles as birds do in the air).
Transitively nere. ☞ Stamina nere: stamina ducere versato fuco stamina torta ducere manu are found in the poets but are admissible in prose; but fila deducere stamina torquere digitis or pollice are purely poetical: lanam tractate (as a business): pensum facere or peragere (as a task). To spin a web (of the spider) texere telam: to spin off deducere stamina colo (Tibullus 1 3 86): to spin out deducere (to spin to the end; PROP. or figuratively); excogitare; comminisci (to think out): to spin out a thing; i.e. to unfold it copiously uberius or fusius disputare de re; pluribus docere exponere aliquid.
Intransitively = To turn round quickly in orbem agi circumagi or circumferri (☞ rotari is rather poetic); gyros variare (to make circles as birds do in the air).
spin:
A. Trans.:
I. To draw out a thread by twisting:
1. neo, nēvi, nētum, 2: to s. threads, fila n., Ov.: also subtemen n. (to s. yarn for the woof), Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 52: Pl.: and stamina n. (to s. the upright warp threads), Ov. F. 2, 771: to s. wool with the distaff, lanas colo n., Just. 1, 3.
2. dēdūco, 3 (to draw out: poet.): to s. the thread with light fingers, (lit. thumb), levi d. pollice filum, Ov. M. 4, 36: Cat. Also simple verb: to s. threads, wool, stamina, lanas ducere, Ov.
3. more elaborate or poet. exprr. are, stamina pollice versare, Ov, M. 4, 34: stamina pollice (digitis) torquere, ib. 12, 475: a more gen. one, lanas tractare, Just. 1, 3. Phr.: to s. a web (of spiders), telam texere, cf. Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 123, in araneolis aliae quasi rete texunt: v.TO WEAVE .
II. To draw out to a great length: dūco, 3 (less colloq. than Eng.: to lengthen out): v.TO PROLONG . Or expr. by longus: Phr.: not to s. the matter out, ne longum sit, Cic. Cat. 3, 5, init.: ne longum faciam, Hor. S. 1, 3, 137: don't s. the matter out, ne longus fias, noli longus esse: v. LONG , TEDIOUS .
III. To cause to turn rapidly round:
1. verso, 1: to s. a top, turbinem v., Tib. 1, 5, 4: v.TO TURN .
2. perh. torqueo, 2: v.TO TWIST . (Virg. Aen. 7, 380, has turbinem exercere, of s.ing a top: but the expr. is too vague for prose.)
B. Intrans.:
I. To be engaged in drawing out threads: use neo, 2, with object expressed: v. supr. (I.).
II. To turn round and round:
1. versor, 1: to s. round like a top, in turbinem v., Sen. Ir. 3, 6, 1: Cic.: v.TO REVOLVE .
2. circumăgor, 3: (cf. Tib. 1, 5, 3, namque agor, ut per plana citus sola verbere turben).
3. circumfĕror, 3, irr.: (cf. Virg. Aen. 7, 380, ille [turbo] actus habena ... fertur).
4. vŏlĭto, 1: ib. 378.
A. Trans.:
I. To draw out a thread by twisting:
1. neo, nēvi, nētum, 2: to s. threads, fila n., Ov.: also subtemen n. (to s. yarn for the woof), Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 52: Pl.: and stamina n. (to s. the upright warp threads), Ov. F. 2, 771: to s. wool with the distaff, lanas colo n., Just. 1, 3.
2. dēdūco, 3 (to draw out: poet.): to s. the thread with light fingers, (lit. thumb), levi d. pollice filum, Ov. M. 4, 36: Cat. Also simple verb: to s. threads, wool, stamina, lanas ducere, Ov.
3. more elaborate or poet. exprr. are, stamina pollice versare, Ov, M. 4, 34: stamina pollice (digitis) torquere, ib. 12, 475: a more gen. one, lanas tractare, Just. 1, 3. Phr.: to s. a web (of spiders), telam texere, cf. Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 123, in araneolis aliae quasi rete texunt: v.
II. To draw out to a great length: dūco, 3 (less colloq. than Eng.: to lengthen out): v.
III. To cause to turn rapidly round:
1. verso, 1: to s. a top, turbinem v., Tib. 1, 5, 4: v.
2. perh. torqueo, 2: v.
B. Intrans.:
I. To be engaged in drawing out threads: use neo, 2, with object expressed: v. supr. (I.).
II. To turn round and round:
1. versor, 1: to s. round like a top, in turbinem v., Sen. Ir. 3, 6, 1: Cic.: v.
2. circumăgor, 3: (cf. Tib. 1, 5, 3, namque agor, ut per plana citus sola verbere turben).
3. circumfĕror, 3, irr.: (cf. Virg. Aen. 7, 380, ille [turbo] actus habena ... fertur).
4. vŏlĭto, 1: ib. 378.
appearing fewer than 50 times
κλώθωto twist by spinning, spin
νέω2
to spin
νήθω
to spin
νῆμα
to spin
στρεφεδινέω
to spin
στρογγύλλω
to round off, make round; to twirl, spin
ἐγκλώθω
spin