to spin-dry

1 3.1

Remove water from clothes by spinning them fast in a machine

phrasal verb
/spɪn draɪ/

: centrifugar

Using the washing machine's spin-dry feature speeds up the drying process significantly.

Examples

Make sure to spin-dry the clothes before hanging them out to dry.
After washing the towels, I will spin-dry them to remove any excess water.
I am extremely curious to see if they spin-dry the heck out of this or somehow manage to fess up to things.

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Synonyms

to tumble dry

vsto spin-dry

1 3.2

To use a machine that turns clothes with hot air to remove water

removes water by rapid spinning using centrifugal force

to tumble

vsto spin-dry

1 3.9

To dry clothes by turning them in a dryer

removes water by rapid spinning using centrifugal force

How Dry

to tumble dry

1 3.2

to spin-dry

1 3.1

air-dry

Specialized

1 4.1

to drip-dry

1 3.5

Surface Forms

spin-dry infinitive

spin-dried past

spin-dried past participle

spin-drying present participle

spin-dries third person singular

Morphology

spin-dry = spin + dry (transparent) = spin + dry

Meaning is a straightforward combination of 'spin' and 'dry' (drying by spinning), which learners can infer from the base words.

Etymology

Spin-dry comes from putting together spin ('turn') and dry ('remove water'), so imagine clothes turning fast and the water being thrown out. So, to spin-dry something is to dry it by turning it quickly to remove extra water.