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to span a cylinder"},{"definition":"To generate an entire space by means of linear combinations.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be matched, as horses.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To fetter, as a horse; to hobble.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/span"]},{"word":"span","phonetic":"/spæn/","phonetics":[{"text":"/spæn/","audio":""},{"text":"/spæn/","audio":""},{"text":"/spæn/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I spun myself around a few times."},{"definition":"To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"They spin the cotton into thread."},{"definition":"To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(of a ball) To move sideways when bouncing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To form into thin strips or ribbons, as with sugar","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, etc.) 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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To move swiftly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to spin along the road in a carriage, on a bicycle, etc."},{"definition":"To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Blood spins from a vein."},{"definition":"To wait in a loop until some condition becomes true.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To play (vinyl records, etc.) as a disc jockey.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To use an exercise bicycle, especially as part of a gym class.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An abnormal condition in journal bearings where the bearing seizes to the shaft that is rotating and rotates inside the journal, destroying both the shaft and the journal.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["blandish","dress up","gild","put lipstick on","sugarcoat","whitewash"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/span","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spin"]}]