Collocations for spin - noun
1. fast turning movement
ADJ.
quick, rapid | slow | back (also ‘backspin’), top (also ‘topspin’)
She puts heavy topspin on her serve.
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(to), send sb/sth into
(figurative) The president''s death sent the stock market into a spin.
(figurative) The president''s death sent the stock market into a spin.
give sth
Give the washing another spin.
Give the washing another spin.
impart, put on
How do you put more spin on the ball?
How do you put more spin on the ball?
SPIN + NOUN
bowler | bowling
2. on information
ADJ.
positive
VERB + SPIN
put on
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.
SPIN + NOUN
doctor
government spin doctors
government spin doctors
PREP.
with a ~
The film retells the famous legend with a Marxist spin.
The film retells the famous legend with a Marxist spin.