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SPIN OUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spin out mean?
• SPIN OUT (verb)
The verb SPIN OUT has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: SPIN OUT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Prolong or extend
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
spin; spin out
Context example:
spin out a visit
Hypernyms (to "spin out" is one way to...):
draw out; extend; prolong; protract (lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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