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    span
    [span]
    noun
    span (noun) · spans (plural noun)
    1. the full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space that something covers:
      "a warehouse with a clear span of 28 feet"
    verb
    span (verb) · spans (third person present) · spanned (past tense) · spanned (past participle) · spanning (present participle)
    1. (of a bridge, arch, etc.) extend from side to side of:
      "the stream was spanned by a narrow bridge"
      Similar:
      arch over
      vault over
    Origin
    Old English span, ‘distance between the tips of the thumb and little finger’, of Germanic origin; reinforced in Middle English by Old French espan.
    span
    [span]
    noun
    span (noun) · spans (plural noun)
    1. nautical
      a rope with its ends fastened at different points to a spar or other object in order to provide a purchase.
    2. NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
      a matched pair of horses, mules, or oxen.
    Origin
    mid 16th century (as a verb): from Dutch or Low German spannen. The noun (originally in nautical use) dates from the mid 18th century.
    span
    [span]
    adjective
    span
    [span]
    verb
    span (past tense)
    1. archaic or non-standard past of spin
    Span.
    [Span.]
    abbreviation
    1. Spaniard.
    2. Spanish.
    spin
    [spin]
    verb
    span (past tense) · span (past participle)
    1. turn or cause to turn or whirl around quickly:
      "the girl spun around in alarm" · "the rear wheels spun violently" · "he fiddled with the radio, spinning the dial"
    2. draw out (wool, cotton, or other material) and convert it into threads, either by hand or with machinery:
      "an old lady sat, spinning thread" · "they spin wool into the yarn for weaving"
      • make (threads) by drawing out and twisting fibers:
        "this method is used to spin filaments from syrups"
      • (of a spider or a silkworm or other insect) produce (gossamer or silk) or construct (a web or cocoon) by extruding a fine viscous thread from a special gland.
    3. give (a news story or other information) a particular interpretation, especially a favorable one.
    4. fish with a spinner:
      "they were spinning for salmon in the lake"
    Origin
    Old English spinnan ‘draw out and twist (fiber’); related to German spinnen. The noun dates from the mid 19th century.
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