food components that readily dissolved in water and often impart gummy or gel-like characteristics to foods. An example is pectin from fruit, which is used to thicken jellies. Indigestible by human enzymes but may be broken down to absorbable products by bacteria in the digestive tract.
A spin class is an exercise class in which a group of people ride on stationary bikes. A spin class typically has loud, energetic music playing while the class follows the instructions from the leader to add or subtract resistance to the bikes.
Spin is a contemporary term for a form of propaganda that relies on deceptive methods of persuasion. In politics, business, and elsewhere, spin is often characterized by exaggeration, euphemisms, inaccuracies, half-truths, and excessively emotional appeals. A person who composes and/or communicates spin is referred to as a spin doctor. See also: 1  Rhetoric and Anti-Rhetoric. 2  Communication. 3  George Carlin's Essential Drivel. 4  How to Flatter an Audience With Euphemisms, Dysphemisms, and Distinctio. 5  Logical Fallacies. 6  Soft Language. 7  Sophistry. 8  Sound Bite.