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Spin out

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To prolong; to make longer (in time). ambitransitive, idiomatic

    "After Ashby summit it was difficult to spin out the more than ample schedule allowance."

  2. 2
    prolong or extend wordnet
  3. 3
    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

    "Two cars spun out on the icy road and wound up in a ditch."

  4. 4
    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. ambitransitive

    "The Formula One driver spun out on a tight curve."

  5. 5
    To form a subsidiary company which continues part of the prior operations of the parent company.

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