Collocations for spin - noun
1. fast turning movement
ADJECTIVE
quick,
rapid
slow
back, side, top (usually topspin, etc.)
She puts heavy topspin on her serve.
slow
back, side, top (usually topspin, etc.)
She puts heavy topspin on her serve.
VERB + spin
go into
He had to stop the helicopter from going into a spin.
He had to stop the helicopter from going into a spin.
come out of
put sb/sth in, put sb/sth into, send sb/sth into (all figurative)
The president's death sent the stock market into a spin.
put sb/sth in, put sb/sth into, send sb/sth into (all figurative)
The president's death sent the stock market into a spin.
give sth
Give the clothes another spin.
Give the clothes another spin.
impart,
put
How do you put more spin on the ball?
How do you put more spin on the ball?
spin + NOUN
dryer
(BrE)
cycle
We stopped the washing machine before the spin cycle.
After a bitter divorce, the two actors were thrown into a media spin cycle. (AmE,figurative)
cycle
We stopped the washing machine before the spin cycle.
After a bitter divorce, the two actors were thrown into a media spin cycle. (AmE,figurative)
bowler,
bowling
(in cricket)
2. on information
ADJECTIVE
negative,
positive
different, fresh, interesting, (whole) new, unique
She's put a whole new spin on the theme of corporate greed.
different, fresh, interesting, (whole) new, unique
She's put a whole new spin on the theme of corporate greed.
contemporary,
modern
media, political
Labour, Republican, etc.
media, political
Labour, Republican, etc.
VERB + spin
add,
give sth,
put
The chairman tried to put a positive spin on the closure of the factory.
The chairman tried to put a positive spin on the closure of the factory.