"spin out" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-spin out.ogg [Australia] Forms: spins out [present, singular, third-person], spinning out [participle, present], spun out [participle, past], spun out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|spin<,,spun> out}} spin out (third-person singular simple present spins out, present participle spinning out, simple past and past participle spun out)
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To prolong; to make longer (in time). Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Synonyms (to make longer): drag out
    Sense id: en-spin_out-en-verb-Y7U2G1Vf Disambiguation of 'to make longer': 60 18 19 2
  2. (automotive, of a vehicle, intransitive) To rotate about the yaw axis while skidding, such that the vehicle's longitudinal axis is no longer aligned with its direction of linear motion. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-spin_out-en-verb-a~2FkWh0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 33 34 29 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  3. (automotive, of a driver, transitive, intransitive) To cause one's vehicle to rotate about the yaw axis while skidding, such that the vehicle's longitudinal axis is no longer aligned with its direction of linear motion; or to experience such behavior from one's vehicle. Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-spin_out-en-verb-Zil2Yl1H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 33 34 29 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 5 29 40 27 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  4. (business) To form a subsidiary company which continues part of the prior operations of the parent company. Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-spin_out-en-verb-FLhh5LYZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 33 34 29 Topics: business
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spin off [automotive, vehicles, transport, business]

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for spin out meaning in English (4.9kB)

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