"despin" meaning in English

See despin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From de- + spin. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|de|spin}} de- + spin Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} despin (uncountable)
  1. The process of despinning. Tags: uncountable Hyponyms: yo-yo despin
    Sense id: en-despin-en-noun-RTDIkR6D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5

Verb

Forms: despins [present, singular, third-person], despinning [participle, present], despun [participle, past], despun [past]
Etymology: From de- + spin. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|de|spin}} de- + spin Head templates: {{en-verb||++|despun}} despin (third-person singular simple present despins, present participle despinning, simple past and past participle despun)
  1. To stop or slow rotation.
    Sense id: en-despin-en-verb-1p91ug3r

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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