From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgive something a spingive something a spinBritish EnglishDHC to turn clothes around very fast in a machine to remove water from them → spin
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give something a spin• Lively in flavor but quick to prepare, this chicken dish gives a new spin to the traditional grilled fare.• He should have read the writing on the machine they gave him to spin the golden thread.• This means that their spins are guaranteed to cancel each other out to give a total spin of zero. 