spin-out

or spin·out

[ spin-out ]

/ ˈspɪnˌaʊt /

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noun

the spinning out of control into a rotating skid of a car or other vehicle.

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Origin of spin-out

First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase spin out

Words nearby spin-out

spinose, spinothalamic tract, spinous, spinous layer, spinous process, spin-out, Spinoza, Spinoza, Benedict, Spinozism, spinproof, spin quantum number

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British Dictionary definitions for spin-out

spin out

verb (tr, adverb)

to extend or protract (a story, etc) by including superfluous detail; prolong

to spend or pass (time)

to contrive to cause (money, etc) to last as long as possible

noun spinout

a spinning skid in a car that causes it to run off the road

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Idioms and Phrases with spin-out

spin out

Protract or prolong, as in They spun out the negotiations over a period of months. This idiom alludes to drawing out a thread by spinning. [c. 1600]

Rotate out of control, as in The car spun out and crashed into the store window. [Mid-1900s]

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