ALL meanings of span
span
S s - noun span period of time 1
- noun span distance from end to end 1
- transitive verb span idea: cross over 1
- noun span length of a bridge 1
- noun span width between wing tips 1
- noun span extent of attention 1
- noun span duration of life 1
- noun span the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion. 1
- noun span width of a hand 1
- noun span a spinning motion given to a ball, wheel, axle, or other object. 1
- transitive verb span bridge, go across 1
- noun span a downward movement or trend, especially one that is sudden, alarming, etc.: Steel prices went into a spin. 1
- transitive verb span endure 1
- noun span a rapid run, ride, drive, or the like, as for exercise or enjoyment: They went for a spin in the car. 1
- noun span Slang. a particular viewpoint or bias, especially in the media; slant: They tried to put a favorable spin on the news coverage of the controversial speech. 1
- noun span Also called tailspin, tail spin. Aeronautics. a maneuver in which an airplane descends in a vertical direction along a helical path of large pitch and small radius at an angle of attack greater than the critical angle, dangerous when not done intentionally or under control. 1
- noun span Rocketry. the act of intentionally causing a rocket or guided missile to undergo a roll. a roll so caused. 1
- noun span Also called spin angular momentum. Physics. the intrinsic angular momentum characterizing each kind of elementary particle, having one of the values 0, 1/2, 1/3, … when measured in units of Planck's constant divided by 2π. 1
- noun span Australian. a run of luck; fate. 1
- verb with object span to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels. 1
- verb with object span to form (the fibers of any material) into thread or yarn: The machine spins nylon thread. 1
- verb with object span (of spiders, silkworms, etc.) to produce (a thread, cobweb, gossamer, silk, etc.) by extruding from the body a long, slender filament of a natural viscous matter that hardens in the air. 1
- verb with object span to cause to turn around rapidly, as on an axis; twirl; whirl: to spin a coin on a table. 1
- verb with object span Informal. to play (phonograph records): a job spinning records on a radio show. 1
- verb with object span Metalworking. to shape (sheet metal) into a hollow, rounded form by pressure from a tool while rotating the metal on a lathe or wheel. 1
- verb with object span to produce, fabricate, or evolve in a manner suggestive of spinning thread: to spin a tale of sailing ships and bygone days. 1
- verb with object span Rocketry. to cause intentionally (a rocket or guided missile) to undergo a roll. 1
- verb with object span to draw out, protract, or prolong (often followed by out): He spun the project out for over three years. 1
- verb with object span British. to flunk a student in an examination or a term's work. 1
- verb with object span Slang. to cause to have a particular bias; influence in a certain direction: His assignment was to spin the reporters after the president's speech. 1
- verb span a simple past tense of spin. 1
- verb without object span to revolve or rotate rapidly, as the earth or a top. 1
- verb without object span to produce a thread from the body, as spiders or silkworms. 1
- verb without object span to produce yarn or thread by spinning. 1
- verb without object span to move, go, run, ride, or travel rapidly. 1
- verb without object span to have a sensation of whirling; reel: My head began to spin and I fainted. 1
- verb without object span to fish with a spinning or revolving bait. 1
- idioms span spin one's wheels. wheel (def 27). 1
- idioms span spin out, (of an automobile) to undergo a spinout. 1
- countable noun span A span is the period of time between two dates or events during which something exists, functions, or happens. 0
- countable noun span Your concentration span or your attention span is the length of time you are able to concentrate on something or be interested in it. 0
- verb span If something spans a long period of time, it lasts throughout that period of time or relates to that whole period of time. 0
- verb span If something spans a range of things, all those things are included in it. 0
- countable noun span The span of something that extends or is spread out sideways is the total width of it from one end to the other. 0
- verb span A bridge or other structure that spans something such as a river or a valley stretches right across it. 0
- noun span the interval, space, or distance between two points, such as the ends of a bridge or arch 0
- noun span the complete duration or extent 0
- noun span the amount of material that can be processed in a single mental act 0
- noun span a unit of length based on the width of an expanded hand, usually taken as nine inches 0
- verb span to stretch or extend across, over, or around 0