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spin-out

spin-out

5.0
An accident when a car or other vehicle loses control and spins
  • noun
  • /ˈspɪnˌaʊt/
translation icon : derrape
  • Last week, there was a dangerous spin-out on the icy highway where several cars lost control.

Examples

  • That tech spin-out was formed to focus on developing cutting-edge medical devices from research conducted at the university.

  • All right, now that's just one spin out of all these others.

  • The latest university spin-out has attracted significant investment for its innovative technology.

Synonyms

spin
vsspin-out
104 1.1

A quick turning movement of an object or person

is a loss of control incident rather than a neutral turning movement
spinout
vsspin-out
1 7.0

An accident when a vehicle loses control and spins on the road

also refers to a new company formed from part of a larger organization

Surface Forms

spin-out singular
spin-outs plural

Morphology

spin-out = spin + out (transparent) = spin + out

The vehicular sense is a direct combination of 'spin' + particle 'out' meaning to spin and move outward/lose control, which learners can derive from the parts.

Etymology

Spin-out comes from the parts spin ('to turn quickly') and out ('away'), so picture a car turning away from its path and losing control. So a spin-out is a crash where a vehicle spins around and ends up facing the wrong way.