Spinner
noun
1.
a person or thing that spins.
2.
Angling. a lure, as a spoon bait, that revolves in the water in trolling and casting.
3.
Also called spinner play. Football. a play in which the player carrying the ball twirls about, to deceive the other team as to where the player intends to hit the line.
4.
Aeronautics. a streamlined fairing over a propeller hub.
5.
British Informal. nightjar.
6.
Slang. a disc jockey.
noun
1.
a person or thing that spins
2.
(informal) a spin doctor
3.
(cricket)
a ball that is bowled with a spinning motion
a bowler who specializes in bowling such balls
4.
a streamlined fairing that fits over and revolves with the hub of an aircraft propeller
5.
a fishing lure with a fin or wing that revolves when drawn through the water
6.
an angler’s name for the mature adult form (imago) of various flies, especially the mayflies Compare dun2 (sense 3)
spin control
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