spins out
Skids while turning
Spins out describes losing control in a rotational skid, typically a vehicle: The car hit black ice and spun out.
Extended meanings include losing emotional control or spiraling into dysfunction: She spun out after the breakup.
In business contexts, a company spins out a division by separating it into an independent entity.
To spin something out can also mean to extend or prolong it: He spun out the story for dramatic effect.
- spinoffDerived work from original
- skidUncontrolled lateral slide
- loses controlFails to manage oneself
- overturnReverse or invalidate
- rotationTurning on an axis
centrifugal force · chaos · escalation · unraveling · torque · embellishment · improvisation · storytelling · tall tale · imbalance · breakdown · drift · extrapolation · complication · disruption · divergence · overextension · inertia
spins outkeeps it together
Maintains emotional stability
holds steady · chills out · settles down · copes · manages
spins outcuts short
Terminates before completion
condenses · gets to the point · summarizes · wraps up · tightens up
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