"spin plates" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: spins plates [present, singular, third-person], spinning plates [participle, present], spun plates [participle, past], spun plates [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,spun>}} spin plates (third-person singular simple present spins plates, present participle spinning plates, simple past and past participle spun plates)
  1. To engage in plate spinning.
    Sense id: en-spin_plates-en-verb-sNa2ZQnW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "To engage in plate spinning."
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