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

spin one's wheels, spinor, spinose, spinous, spinous process, spin-out, Spinoza, Spinoza, Benedict, Spinozism, spinproof, spin quantum number

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How to use spin-out in a sentence

Partly gravel, the road is so steep at times that the wheels of our Chevy 4x4 spin out beneath us.
Pablo Escobar’s Private Prison Is Now Run by Monks for Senior Citizens|Jeff Campagna|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But events could soon spin out of control if a ground invasion ensues, boomeranging on Bibi.
Give Mideast Peace One More Chance|Gidon D. Remba|November 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He did not want to fight a war with nuclear weapons and he did not want to wage a conventional war that could spin out of control.
Governing With a Hidden Hand|Evan Thomas|November 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I thought we would merely take a spin out a way on the military road to give you a glimpse of the country.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2|Ida May Hill Starr

Folks like you always is sure to spin out till everybody's tired to death of 'em.
A Changed Heart|May Agnes Fleming
The former like ants only heap up and use their store, the latter like spiders spin out their own webs.
Novum Organum|Francis Bacon
Each article of the capitulation was discussed, so as to spin out the delay as long as possible.
The Prussian Terror|Alexandre Dumas
You can indeed spin out a long Sentence of complicated Thought very easily, and very clearly; a rare thing.
Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883)|Edward FitzGerald

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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Other 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]