spin down

verb

To reduce its speed of rotation.

Opposite
spin up
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Meanings

verbspin down (third-person singular simple present spins down, present participle spinning down, simple past and past participle spun down)

present singular third person spins down · participle present spinning down · participle past spun down · past spun down

  1. To reduce its speed of rotation.
  2. figurativelyTo diminish in energy; to slow down or peter out; to be gradually canceled or ended.
  3. figurativelyTo decline in resources or capability.

    Link pointed out that the Fair program is restricted to people with CMV retinitis who are uninsured and not on Medicare or Medicaid. "Not very many people reach the point where they are suffering from CMV retinitis and haven't spun down onto Medicaid," said Link.

    1991 December 22, Jacob Smith Yang, quoting Derek Link, “Activists Fight Drug Profiteering”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 23, page 3
  4. intransitivecomputingTo reduce its spinning speed from that required for reading and writing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
spin up
Also see
abatedwindlepeter out
Cite this entry
APA

spin down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spin%20down

MLA

“spin down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spin%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spin down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spin%20down.

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