Thesaurus: spun

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1. imp. & p. p. of Spin
2. imp. & p. p. of Spin.
3. imp. & p. p. of Spin. Spun hay, hay twisted into ropes for convenient carriage, as on a military expedition. -- Spun silk, a cheap article produced from floss, or short-fibered, broken, and waste silk, carded and spun, in distinction from the long filaments wound from the cocoon. It is often mixed with cotton. -- Spun yarn (Naut.), a line formed of two or more rope-yarns loosely twisted.
4. imp. & p. p. of Spin. Spun hay, hay twisted into ropes forconvenient carriage, as on a military expedition.-- Spun silk, a cheap article produced from floss, or short-fibered,broken, and waste silk, carded and spun, in distinction from the longfilaments wound from the cocoon. It is often mixed with cotton.-- Spun yarn (Naut.), a line formed of two or more rope-yarnsloosely twisted.
5. j:100 v revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis v stream in jets, of liquids v cause to spin v make up a story v form a web by making a thread v work natural fibers into a thread v twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation v prolong or extend