spin a long yarn

  • 1spin (someone) a yarn — phrase to give someone a long detailed excuse or explanation that is completely false Thesaurus: to tell lies and deceive peoplesynonym Main entry: yarn …

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  • 2spin (somebody) a yarn — spin (sb) a ˈyarn, ˈtale, etc. idiom to try to make sb believe a long story that is not true Main entry: ↑spinidiom …

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  • 3yarn — [ jarn ] noun * 1. ) uncount cotton, wool, or other fibers in the form of thick THREAD (=a substance like string): a ball of yarn 2. ) count INFORMAL a long story with a lot of exciting details spin (someone) a yarn to give someone a long… …

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  • 4spin (somebody) a tale — spin (sb) a ˈyarn, ˈtale, etc. idiom to try to make sb believe a long story that is not true Main entry: ↑spinidiom …

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  • 5yarn — noun 1 (U) especially AmE long thick thread, made of cotton or wool used to knit or make cloth 2 (C) informal a story of adventures, travels etc, usually made more exciting and interesting by adding things that never really happened: spin a yarn… …

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  • 6yarn — UK [jɑː(r)n] / US [jɑrn] noun Word forms yarn : singular yarn plural yarns 1) [uncountable] mainly American cotton, wool, or other fibres in the form of thick thread (= a substance like string) a ball of yarn 2) [countable] informal a long story… …

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  • 7spin — spin1 [ spın ] (past tense and past participle spun [ spʌn ] ) verb ** ▸ 1 turn around quickly ▸ 2 feel confused/sick ▸ 3 present something certain way ▸ 4 go quickly by vehicle ▸ 5 make thread ▸ 6 tell story in exciting way ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …

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  • 8spin — 1 past tense and past participle spun verb 1 TURN AROUND (I, T) to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this: The ice skater was spinning faster and faster. | spin the roulette wheel | spin (sth/sb) around: Liz spun around …

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  • 9Long draw (spinning) — Long draw is the spinning technique used to create woolen yarns. It is spun from carded rolags. It is generally spun from shorter stapled fibers. Long draw spun yarns are light, lofty, stretchy, soft, and full of air, thus they are good… …

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  • 10Spin — (sp[i^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spun}(Archaic imp. {Span}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spinning}.] [AS. spinnan; akin to D. & G. spinnen, Icel. & Sw. spinna, Dan. spinde, Goth. spinnan, and probably to E. span. [root]170. Cf. {Span}, v. t., {Spider}.] 1.… …

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