spin out
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English
Meaning
verb
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.
Intransitive verb
verb
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.
verb
To form a subsidiary company which continues part of the prior operations of the parent company.
verb
To freak out; to experience a mental health crisis, especially one that is public or damaging; to be drawn into and derailed by a psychotic break, burst of anger, etc; to fail catastrophically, especially if caused by a freak out.
Informal
verb
To be at the upper limit of one's cadence, and therefore unable to pedal faster, especially when there is no higher gear available, such as when descending very rapidly.
Example Sentences
- "The film was spun out to three hours, despite the plot running out after two."
- "Somehow I need to spin out this essay to 2,000 words."
- "After Ashby summit it was difficult to spin out the more than ample schedule allowance."
- "Here we were nearly 8 min. early, and was now a matter of spinning out time, as indeed we did—losing 3 min. from Penrith to Carlisle!—in order not to run into Carlisle more than 5 min. early."
- "Two cars spun out on the icy road and wound up in a ditch."
- "The Formula One driver spun out on a tight curve."