n. In angling, a spoon-bait.To swing or turn rapidly round; rotate, or cause to revolve rapidly.To cast with a twirling or twisting motion; throw with a rapid whirl.To carry swiftly away with or as if with a revolving or wheeling motion.Synonyms To twirl, spin, revolve, rotate.To turn rapidly; move round with velocity; revolve or rotate swiftly.To pass or move with a rapid whirling motion, or as if on wheels.n. The whorl of a spindle.n. A reel or hook used in rope-making for twisting strands of hemp or gut.n. A rope-winch.n. In botany and conchology See whorl.n. A rapid circling motion or movement, as that of a revolving body; rapid rotation, gyration, or circumvolution: literally and figuratively: as, the whirl of a top or of a wheel; the whirls of fancy.n. Something that whirls, or moves with a rapid circling motion; the circling eddy of a whirlpool, a whirlwind, or the like.