spin out

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar alargar o prolongar algo más de lo necesario, o para referirse a la pérdida de control de un vehículo, normalmente dando vueltas o girando.

A phrasal verb used to indicate extending the duration of something, causing something to last longer than necessary, or losing control of a vehicle.

incontable · verbo irregular · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separable

1. informal

   To lose control of a vehicle, causing it to slide or rotate, often on a slippery surface.

   Perder el control del vehículo

   • The car spun out on the icy road.
   • He spun out while trying to take the corner too fast.
   • The driver spun out and hit a guardrail.

   Sinónimoscareenfishtailskidslide

2. Prolong or extendinformal

   To make something last longer than necessary, often by adding details or delaying.

   Alargar o prolongar

   • The speaker spun out his story for over an hour.
   • They tried to spin out the negotiations to gain more time.
   • She spun out the explanation to avoid answering the question.

   Sinónimosdrag outdraw outextendlengthenprolongprotractstretch out

   Antónimosabbreviateabridgecondensecurtailshortentruncate

Verbo basespin