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SPIN THE PLATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spin the plate mean? 

SPIN THE PLATE (noun)
  The noun SPIN THE PLATE has 1 sense:

1. a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called; the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeitplay

  Familiarity information: SPIN THE PLATE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SPIN THE PLATE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called; the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

spin the plate; spin the platter

Hypernyms ("spin the plate" is a kind of...):

child's game (a game enjoyed by children)


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