spun

[ spuhn ]
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verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of spin.

adjective

  1. formed by or as by spinning.

Origin of spun

1
First recorded in 1480–90, for the adjective

Other words from spun

  • half-spun, adjective
  • un·spun, adjective
  • well-spun, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for spun

spun

/ (spʌn) /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of spin

adjective

  1. formed or manufactured by spinning: spun gold; spun glass

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