crankshaft vs spin

crankshaft

verb
  • To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft. 

noun
  • A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank. 

spin

verb
  • To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction. 

  • To use an exercise bicycle, especially as part of a gym class. 

  • To search rapidly. 

  • To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet. 

  • To move sideways when bouncing. 

  • 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. 

  • To play (vinyl records, etc.) as a disc jockey. 

  • To wait in a loop until some condition becomes true. 

  • To ride a bicycle at a fast cadence. 

  • To form into thin strips or ribbons, as with sugar 

  • To cause one's aircraft to enter or remain in a spin (abnormal stalled flight mode). 

  • To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance. 

  • To enter, or remain in, a spin (abnormal stalled flight mode). 

  • To make the ball move sideways when it bounces on the pitch. 

  • To move swiftly. 

  • 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. 

  • To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together. 

noun
  • The use of an exercise bicycle, especially as part of a gym class. 

  • Special interest of an autistic person. 

  • Rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces. 

  • Rapid circular motion. 

  • A brief trip by vehicle, especially one made for pleasure. 

  • A search of a prisoner's cell for forbidden articles. 

  • A bundle of spun material; a mass of strands and filaments. 

  • A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment. 

  • A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation. 

  • A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing, and rolling in a spinning motion. 

  • An abnormal condition in journal bearings where the bearing seizes to the rotating shaft and rotates inside the journal, destroying both the shaft and the journal. 

  • A single play of a record by a radio station. 

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