spin out
Car goes sideways
To spin out is to lose control of a vehicle, rotating uncontrollably—usually from excessive speed, slick roads, or sudden braking: The car hit ice and spun out.
Extended to mean losing control generally or going off track: The meeting spun out into chaos.
A spin-out is such an incident.
To spin something out is to extend or prolong it, often beyond what's necessary: She spun out the story for another twenty minutes.
Uncontrolled lateral slide
- fishtailRear-end lateral skid
- swerveAbrupt directional change
- hydroplaneSkid on standing water
- oversteerExcessive rear rotation
understeer · crash · wreck · lose control · wipeout · rollover · accident · traction
Pull to extend
- extendMake longer or larger
- padCushioned writing surface
- lengthenIncrease in extent
- protractExtend duration unnecessarily
elaborate · belabor · ramble · filibuster · stall · meander · digress · milk
Of lesser importance
- startupNew business enterprise
- offshootDerivative outgrowth
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- divestRid of assets
incorporate · launch · founder · equity · parent company · split off · commercialize · IP
skid
Uncontrolled lateral slide
- fishtailRear-end lateral skid
- swerveAbrupt directional change
- hydroplaneSkid on standing water
oversteer · understeer · crash · wreck · lose control · wipeout · rollover · accident · traction · steering
stretch
Pull to extend
protract · elaborate · belabor · ramble · filibuster · stall · meander · digress · milk · embellish
subsidiary
Of lesser importance
divest · incorporate · launch · founder · equity · parent company · split off · commercialize · IP · incubator
- carnival ridesFerris wheel, carousel, bumper cars, merry-go-round, tilt-a-whirl
- driving slangfloor it, gun it, pedal to the metal, pedal to metal, burn rubber
- thrillsroller coasters, thrill, adrenaline, skydiving, bungee jump
- travel idiomshit the road, in the same boat, miss the boat, end of the road, crossroads
- vehicle mishapscollision, crash, rollover, jackknife, skid
- Track Dayshot laps, instructor, waivers, paddock, cool-down lap