spinout

1 of 2

noun

spin·​out ˈspin-ˌau̇t 

: a rotational skid by an automobile that usually causes it to leave the roadway

spin out

2 of 2

verb

spun out; spinning out; spins out

intransitive verb

: to make a rotational skid in an automobile

Examples of spinout in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

But he was forced to apologize after his plans to form a subsidiary to run the tournament, which would have opened the door for investors to buy stakes of up to ​20% in a spinout firm, collapsed after widespread backlash across the sport. — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

Princeton University spinout Thea Energy has secured a $20 million award from the US Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program to scale production of high-temperature superconducting magnets for its fusion technology. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026

Verb

Hades Films is now being spun out from that management and production venture. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

An Instagram post this week, features Spider-Man‘s hand spinning out a web. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1955, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for spinout

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout