spin out

spin  (spn)

v. spun (spn), spin·ning, spins

v.tr.

1.

a. To draw out and twist (fibers) into thread.

b. To form (thread or yarn) in this manner.

2. To form (a web or cocoon, for example) by extruding viscous filaments.

3. To make or produce by or as if by drawing out and twisting.

4.

a. To relate or create: spun tales for the children.

b. To prolong or extend: spin out a visit with an old friend.

5. To cause to rotate swiftly; twirl.

6. To shape or manufacture by a twirling or rotating process.

7. To provide an interpretation of (a statement or event, for example), especially in a way meant to sway public opinion: "a messenger who spins bogus research into a vile theology of hatred" (William A. Henry III).

8. Slang To play (a phonograph record or records), especially as a disc jockey.

v.intr.

1. To make thread or yarn by drawing out and twisting fibers.

2. To extrude viscous filaments, forming a web or cocoon.

3. To rotate rapidly; whirl. See Synonyms at turn.

4. To seem to be whirling, as from dizziness; reel: My head spun after doing a cartwheel.

5. To ride or drive rapidly.

6. To fish with a light rod, lure, and line and a reel with a stationary spool.

n.

1. The act of spinning.

2. A swift whirling motion.

3. A state of mental confusion.

4. Informal A short drive in a vehicle: took a spin in the new car.

5. The flight condition of an aircraft in a nose-down, spiraling, stalled descent.

6.

a. A distinctive point of view, emphasis, or interpretation: "Dryden . . . was adept at putting spin on an apparently neutral recital of facts" (Robert M. Adams).

b. A distinctive character or style: an innovative chef who puts a new spin on traditional fare.

7. Physics

a. The intrinsic angular momentum of a subatomic particle. Also called spin angular momentum.

b. The total angular momentum of an atomic nucleus.

c. A quantum number expressing spin angular momentum.

Phrasal Verbs:

spin off

To derive (a company or product, for example) from something larger.

spin out

To rotate out of control, as a skidding car leaving a roadway.

Idiom:

spin (one's) wheels Informal

To expend effort with no result.

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[Middle English spinnen, from Old English spinnan; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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spin out

vb (tr, adverb)

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

2. to spend or pass (time)

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

n spinout

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

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

spin out - prolong or extend; "spin out a visit" spin prolong, protract, draw out, extend - lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

Translations

? spin out

vt sep (inf) money, food → strecken (inf); holiday, meeting → in die Länge ziehen; story → ausspinnen